Acts 9:42

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

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  • John 11:45 : 45 The Response of the Jewish Leaders Then many of the people, who had come with Mary and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in him.
  • John 12:11 : 11 for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalem were going away and believing in Jesus.
  • Acts 9:35 : 35 All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
  • Acts 11:21 : 21 The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
  • Acts 19:17-18 : 17 This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks; fear came over them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised. 18 Many of those who had believed came forward, confessing and making their deeds known.
  • John 12:44 : 44 Jesus’ Final Public Words But Jesus shouted out,“The one who believes in me does not believe in me, but in the one who sent me,
  • John 11:4 : 4 When Jesus heard this, he said,“This sickness will not lead to death, but to God’s glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.”

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  • 43 So Peter stayed many days in Joppa with a man named Simon, a tanner.

  • Acts 9:35-41
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    35 All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

    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 And many believed in Jesus there.

  • 21 The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

  • Acts 9:31-32
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    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.

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    12 The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

    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.’

  • 14 More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, crowds of both men and women.

  • 12 Then when the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, because he was greatly astounded at the teaching about the Lord.

  • 27 Peter continued talking with him as he went in, and he found many people gathered together.

  • 45 The Response of the Jewish Leaders Then many of the people, who had come with Mary and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in him.

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    48 When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.

    49 So the word of the Lord was spreading through the entire region.

  • 41 and because of his word many more believed.

  • Acts 3:9-10
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    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.

  • 5 Now send men to Joppa and summon a man named Simon, who is called Peter.

  • 24 because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people were brought to the Lord.

  • 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.’

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    17 This became known to all who lived in Ephesus, both Jews and Greeks; fear came over them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was praised.

    18 Many of those who had believed came forward, confessing and making their deeds known.

  • 43 Reverential awe came over everyone, and many wonders and miraculous signs came about by the apostles.

  • 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,

  • 11 for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalem were going away and believing in Jesus.

  • Acts 5:11-12
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    11 Great fear gripped the whole church and all who heard about these things.

    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.

  • Acts 10:8-9
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    8 and when he had explained everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.

    9 About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

  • 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.

  • 1 Paul and Barnabas at Iconium The same thing happened in Iconium when Paul and Barnabas went into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large group of both Jews and Greeks believed.

  • 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.

  • Acts 8:12-13
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    12 But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.

    13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.

  • 16 Now Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were greatly astonished.

  • 13 But Ananias replied,“Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,

  • 30 While he was saying these things, many people believed in him.

  • 27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported all the things God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

  • 8 Crispus, the president of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his entire household, and many of the Corinthians who heard about it believed and were baptized.

  • 22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know–

  • 31 They replied,“Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

  • 34 The jailer brought them into his house and set food before them, and he rejoiced greatly that he had come to believe in God, together with his entire household.

  • 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,