Acts 9:38
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.”
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- Acts 9:36 : 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.
- Acts 11:26 : 26 and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught a significant number of people. Now it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.
- 2 Kgs 4:28-30 : 28 She said,“Did I ask my master for a son? Didn’t I say,‘Don’t mislead me?’” 29 Elisha told Gehazi,“Tuck your robes into your belt, take my staff, and go! Don’t stop to exchange greetings with anyone! Place my staff on the child’s face.” 30 The mother of the child said,“As certainly as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So Elisha got up and followed her back.
- Acts 9:32 : 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.
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- Acts 9:39-435 verses84%
39So 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.
40But 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.
41He gave her his hand and helped her get up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.
42This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
43So Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a man named Simon, a tanner.
- Acts 9:32-376 verses82%
32Peter Heals Aeneas Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.
33He found there a man named Aeneas who had been confined to a mattress for eight years because he was paralyzed.
34Peter said to him,“Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Get up and make your own bed!” And immediately he got up.
35All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
36Peter 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.
37At that time she became sick and died. When they had washed her body, they placed it in an upstairs room.
- Acts 10:5-62 verses73%
5Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter.
6This man is staying as a guest with a man named Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
- Acts 10:17-248 verses73%
17Now while Peter was puzzling over what the vision he had seen could signify, the men sent by Cornelius had learned where Simon’s house was and approached the gate.
18They called out to ask if Simon, known as Peter, was staying there as a guest.
19While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him,“Look! Three men are looking for you.
20But get up, go down, and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them.”
21So Peter went down to the men and said,“Here I am, the person you’re looking for. Why have you come?”
22They said,“Cornelius the centurion, a righteous and God-fearing man, well spoken of by the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to summon you to his house and to hear a message from you.”
23So 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.
24The following day he entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting anxiously for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.
- Acts 10:32-332 verses73%
32Therefore 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.’
33Therefore 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 10:8-92 verses72%
8and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
9About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.
- Acts 11:11-133 verses72%
11At that very moment, three men sent to me from Caesarea approached the house where we were staying.
12The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.
13He informed us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying,‘Send to Joppa and summon Simon, who is called Peter,
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16Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.
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9Peter then told her,“Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”
- Acts 10:29-302 verses68%
29Therefore when you sent for me, I came without any objection. Now may I ask why you sent for me?”
30Cornelius replied,“Four days ago at this very hour, at three o’clock in the afternoon, I was praying in my house, and suddenly a man in shining clothing stood before me
- Acts 12:13-142 verses68%
13When he knocked at the door of the outer gate, a slave girl named Rhoda answered.
14When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed she did not open the gate, but ran back in and told them that Peter was standing at the gate.
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14Peter’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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27Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together.
- Acts 11:4-52 verses67%
4But Peter began and explained it to them point by point, saying,
5“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came to me.
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14Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
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32Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
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2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him,
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15In those days Peter stood up among the believers(a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,
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18At daybreak there was great consternation among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
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22A report about them came to the attention of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch.
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11When Peter came to himself, he said,“Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen.”
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1Peter and John Heal a Lame Man at the Temple Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time for prayer, at three o’clock in the afternoon.
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46for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,
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39and came and apologized to them. After they brought them out, they asked them repeatedly to leave the city.
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3When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts, he asked them for money.
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37The Response to Peter’s Address Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,“What should we do, brothers?”