Acts 9:35
All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
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- 1 Chr 5:16 : 16 They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its surrounding settlements, and in the pasturelands of Sharon to their very borders.
- Acts 11:21 : 21 The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
- Acts 9:42 : 42 This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
- 2 Cor 3:16 : 16 but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.
- 1 Chr 27:29 : 29 Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the cattle grazing in Sharon;Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.
- Isa 35:2 : 2 Let it richly bloom; let it rejoice and shout with delight! It is given the grandeur of Lebanon, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the grandeur of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
- Isa 65:10 : 10 Sharon will become a pasture for sheep, and the Valley of Achor a place where cattle graze; they will belong to my people, who seek me.
- Isa 66:8 : 8 Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen this? Can a country be brought forth in one day? Can a nation be born in a single moment? Yet as soon as Zion goes into labor she gives birth to sons!
- Lam 3:40 : 40 נ(Nun) Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the LORD.
- Hos 12:6 : 6 But you must return to your God, by maintaining love and justice, and by waiting for your God to return to you.
- Hos 14:2 : 2 Return to the LORD and repent! Say to him:“Completely forgive our iniquity; accept our penitential prayer, that we may offer the praise of our lips as sacrificial bulls.
- Joel 2:13 : 13 Tear your hearts, not just your garments!” Return to the LORD your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love– often relenting from calamitous punishment.
- Luke 1:16-17 : 16 He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. 17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
- Acts 4:4 : 4 But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
- Acts 5:12-14 : 12 The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico. 13 None of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high honor. 14 More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.
- Acts 6:7 : 7 The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
- Ps 22:27 : 27 Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the LORD and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!
- Ps 110:3 : 3 Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.
- Isa 31:6 : 6 You Israelites! Return to the one against whom you have so blatantly rebelled!
- Isa 33:9 : 9 The land dries up and withers away; the forest of Lebanon shrivels up and decays. Sharon is like the arid rift valley; Bashan and Carmel are parched.
- Acts 15:19 : 19 “Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,
- Acts 19:10 : 10 This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.
- Acts 19:20 : 20 In this way the word of the Lord continued to grow in power and to prevail.
- Acts 26:18-20 : 18 to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’ 19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but I declared to those in Damascus first, and then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with repentance.
- 1 Thess 1:9-9 : 9 For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.
- Deut 4:30 : 30 In your distress when all these things happen to you in the latter days, if you return to the LORD your God and obey him
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- Acts 9:31-344 verses84%
31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.
32 Peter Heals Aeneas Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.
33 He found there a man named Aeneas who had been confined to a mattress for eight years because he was paralyzed.
34 Peter said to him,“Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Get up and make your own bed!” And immediately he got up.
- Acts 9:36-427 verses78%
36 Peter Raises Dorcas Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha(which in translation means Dorcas). She was continually doing good deeds and acts of charity.
37 At that time she became sick and died. When they had washed her body, they placed it in an upstairs room.
38 Because Lydda was near Joppa, when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him and urged him,“Come to us without delay.”
39 So Peter got up and went with them, and when he arrived they brought him to the upper room. All the widows stood beside him, crying and showing him the tunics and other clothing Dorcas used to make while she was with them.
40 But Peter sent them all outside, knelt down, and prayed. Turning to the body, he said,“Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.
41 He gave her his hand and helped her get up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.
42 This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
- Acts 3:6-127 verses76%
6 But Peter said,“I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, stand up and walk!”
7 Then Peter took hold of him by the right hand and raised him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong.
8 He jumped up, stood and began walking around, and he entered the temple courts with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
9 All the people saw him walking and praising God,
10 and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with astonishment and amazement at what had happened to him.
11 Peter Addresses the Crowd While the man was hanging on to Peter and John, all the people, completely astounded, ran together to them in the covered walkway called Solomon’s Portico.
12 When Peter saw this, he declared to the people,“Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us as if we had made this man walk by our own power or piety?
- Acts 11:13-142 verses74%
13 He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying,‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,
14 who will speak a message to you by which you and your entire household will be saved.’
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21 The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
- Acts 14:9-102 verses72%
9 This man was listening to Paul as he was speaking. When Paul stared intently at him and saw he had faith to be healed,
10 he said with a loud voice,“Stand upright on your feet.” And the man leaped up and began walking.
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43 And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too gave praise to God.
- Acts 10:32-332 verses72%
32 Therefore send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter. This man is staying as a guest in the house of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
33 Therefore I sent for you at once, and you were kind enough to come. So now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to say to us.”
- Acts 10:4-52 verses71%
4 Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius replied,“What is it, Lord?” The angel said to him,“Your prayers and your acts of charity have gone up as a memorial before God.
5 Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter.
- Acts 9:10-123 verses71%
10 Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision,“Ananias,” and he replied,“Here I am, Lord.”
11 Then the Lord told him,“Get up and go to the street called‘Straight,’ and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,
12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again.”
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8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,
9 if we are being examined today for a good deed done to a sick man– by what means this man was healed–
10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy.
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23 When he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
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27 But Barnabas took Saul, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.
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27 Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together.
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14 Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them:“You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.
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23 So Peter invited them in and entertained them as guests.On the next day he got up and set out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.
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12 Then when the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, because he was greatly astounded at the teaching about the Lord.
- Acts 3:3-42 verses69%
3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts, he asked them for money.
4 Peter looked directly at him(as did John) and said,“Look at us!”
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25 Immediately he stood up before them, picked up the stretcher he had been lying on, and went home, glorifying God.
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46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,
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6 But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.”
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33 The whole town gathered by the door.
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6 The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.
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8 and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
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15 Thus they even carried the sick out into the streets, and put them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow would fall on some of them.