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30 And when the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him on his way to Tarsus.(A)

The Church at Peace. 31 [a]The church throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria was at peace. It was being built up and walked in the fear of the Lord, and with the consolation of the holy Spirit it grew in numbers.

Peter Heals Aeneas at Lydda. 32 As Peter was passing through every region, he went down to the holy ones living in Lydda.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:31–43 In the context of the period of peace enjoyed by the community through the cessation of Paul’s activities against it, Luke introduces two traditions concerning the miraculous power exercised by Peter as he was making a tour of places where the Christian message had already been preached. The towns of Lydda, Sharon, and Joppa were populated by both Jews and Gentiles and their Christian communities may well have been mixed.

30 When the believers(A) learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea(B) and sent him off to Tarsus.(C)

31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria(D) enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.(E)

Aeneas and Dorcas

32 As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people(F) who lived in Lydda.

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