使徒行传 9

扫罗的悔改

1  扫罗不断用威吓凶悍的口气向主的门徒说话。他去见大祭司， 2 要求发信给大马士革的各会堂，若是找着信奉这道的人，无论男女，都准他捆绑带到耶路撒冷。 3 扫罗在途中，将到大马士革的时候，忽然有一道光从天上下来，四面照射着他， 4 他就仆倒在地，听见有声音对他说：“扫罗！扫罗！你为什么迫害我？” 5 他说：“主啊！你是谁？”主说：“我就是你所迫害的耶稣。 6 起来！进城去，你应该做的事，必有人告诉你。” 7 同行的人站在那里，说不出话来，因为他们听见声音，却看不见人。 8 扫罗从地上起来，睁开眼睛，竟不能看见什么。有人拉他的手，领他进了大马士革。 9 他三天什么都看不见，也不吃也不喝。

10 那时，在大马士革有一个门徒，名叫亚拿尼亚。主在异象中对他说：“亚拿尼亚！”他说：“主啊，我在这里。” 11 主对他说：“起来！往那叫直街的路去，在犹大的家里，去找一个大数人，名叫扫罗；他正在祷告， 12 在异象中t看见了一个人，名叫亚拿尼亚，进来为他按手，让他能再看得见。” 13 亚拿尼亚回答：“主啊，我听见许多人讲到这个人，说他怎样在耶路撒冷多多苦待你的圣徒， 14 并且他在这里有从祭司长得来的权柄，要捆绑一切求告你名的人。” 15 主对他说：“你只管去。他是我所拣选的器皿，要在外邦人、君王和以色列人面前宣扬我的名。 16 我也要指示他，为我的名必须受许多的苦难。” 17 亚拿尼亚就去了，进入那家，把手按在扫罗身上，说：“扫罗弟兄，在你来的路上向你显现的主，就是耶稣，打发我来，叫你能再看得见，又被圣灵充满。” 18 扫罗的眼睛上立刻好像有鳞一般的东西掉下来，他就能再看得见，于是他起来，受了洗， 19 吃过饭体力就恢复了。

扫罗在大马士革传道

扫罗和大马士革的门徒一起住了些日子，

20 立刻在各会堂里传扬耶稣，说他是上帝的儿子。 21 凡听见的人都很惊奇，说：“在耶路撒冷残害求告这名的不就是这个人吗？他不是到这里来要捆绑他们，带到祭司长那里去吗？” 22 但扫罗越发有能力，驳倒住在大马士革的犹太人，证明耶稣是基督。

逃脱犹太人的谋害

23 过了好些日子，犹太人商议要杀扫罗， 24 但他们的计谋被扫罗知道了。他们昼夜在城门守候着要杀他。 25 他的门徒就在夜间用筐子把他从城墙上缒了下去。

扫罗在耶路撒冷

26  扫罗到了耶路撒冷，想与门徒结交，大家却都怕他，不信他是门徒。 27 只有巴拿巴接待他，领他去见使徒，把他在路上怎么看见主，主怎么向他说话，他在大马士革怎么奉耶稣的名放胆传道，都述说出来。 28 于是扫罗在耶路撒冷同门徒出入来往，奉主的名放胆传道， 29 并和说希腊话的犹太人讲论辩驳，他们却想法子要杀他。 30 弟兄们知道了，就带他下凯撒利亚，送他往大数去。

31 那时，犹太、加利利、撒玛利亚各处的教会都得平安，建立起来，凡事敬畏主，蒙圣灵的安慰，人数逐渐增多。

以尼雅得医治

32  彼得在众信徒中到处奔波的时候，也到了住在吕大的圣徒那里。 33 他在那里遇见一个人，名叫以尼雅，得了瘫痪，在褥子上躺了八年。 34 彼得对他说：“以尼雅，耶稣基督医好你了，起来！整理你的褥子吧。”他立刻就起来了。 35 凡住吕大和沙仑的人都看见了他，就归向主。

多加复活

36 在约帕有一个女门徒，名叫大比大，翻出来的意思是多加t；她广行善事，多施周济。 37 当时，她患病死了，有人把她清洗后，停在楼上。 38 吕大原与约帕相近；门徒听见彼得在那里，就派两个人去见他，央求他说：“请快到我们那里去，不要耽延。” 39 彼得就起身和他们同去。他到了，就有人领他上楼。众寡妇都站在彼得旁边哭，拿多加与她们同在时所做的内衣外衣给他看。 40 彼得叫她们都出去，然后跪下祷告，转身对着尸体说：“大比大，起来！”她就睁开眼睛，看见彼得，就坐了起来。 41 彼得伸手扶她起来，叫那些圣徒和寡妇都进来，把多加活活地交给他们。 42 这事传遍了约帕，就有许多人信了主。 43 此后，彼得在约帕一个皮革匠西门的家里住了好些日子。

ACTS 9

Saul Becomes a Follower //of the Lord

(Acts 22.6-16; 26.12-18)

1 Saul kept on threatening to kill the Lord's followers. He even went to the high priest 2 and asked for letters to the leaders of the synagogues in Damascus. He did this because he wanted to arrest and take to Jerusalem any man or woman who had accepted the Lord's Way.t 3 When Saul had almost reached Damascus, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.

4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, “Saul! Saul! Why are you so cruel to me?”

5 “Who are you?” Saul asked.
“I am Jesus,” the Lord answered. “I am the one you are so cruel to.

6 Now get up and go into the city, where you will be told what to do.”
7  t The men with Saul stood there speechless. They had heard the voice, but they had not seen anyone. 8 Saul got up from the ground, and when he opened his eyes, he could not see a thing. Someone then led him by the hand to Damascus,

9 and for three days he was blind and did not eat or drink.

10 A follower named Ananias lived in Damascus, and the Lord spoke to him in a vision. Ananias answered, “Lord, here I am.”
11 The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the house of Judas on Straight Street. When you get there, you will find a man named Saul from the city of Tarsus. Saul is praying,

12 and he has seen a vision. He saw a man named Ananias coming to him and putting his hands on him, so he could see again.”
13 Ananias replied, “Lord, a lot of people have told me about the terrible things this man has done to your followers in Jerusalem.

14 Now the chief priests have given him the power to come here and arrest anyone who worships in your name.”
15 The Lord said to Ananias, “Go! I have chosen him to tell foreigners, kings, and the people of Israel about me.

16 I will show him how much he must suffer for worshiping in my name.”

17 Ananias left and went into the house where Saul was staying. Ananias placed his hands on him and said, “Saul, the Lord Jesus has sent me. He is the same one who appeared to you along the road. He wants you to be able to see and to be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18  t Suddenly something like fish scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see. He got up and was baptized.

19 Then he ate and felt much better.

Saul Preaches in Damascus

For several days Saul stayed with the Lord's followers in Damascus. 20 Soon he went to the synagogues and started telling people that Jesus is the Son of God.

21 Everyone who heard Saul was amazed and said, “Isn't this the man who caused so much trouble for those people in Jerusalem who worship in the name of Jesus? Didn't he come here to arrest them and take them to the chief priests?”

22 Saul preached with such power that he completely confused the Jewish people in Damascus, as he tried to show them that Jesus is the Messiah.
23  t Later some of them made plans to kill Saul, 24 but he found out about it. He learned that they were guarding the gates of the city day and night in order to kill him.

25 Then one night his followers let him down over the city wall in a large basket.

Saul in Jerusalem

26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the followers. But they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe he was a true follower.

27 Then Barnabas helped him by taking him to the apostles. He explained how Saul had seen the Lord and how the Lord had spoken to him. Barnabas also said when Saul was in Damascus, he had spoken bravely in the name of Jesus.
28 Saul moved about freely with the followers in Jerusalem and told everyone about the Lord. 29 He was always arguing with the Jews who spoke Greek, and so they tried to kill him.

30 But the followers found out about this and took Saul to Caesarea. From there they sent him to the city of Tarsus.

31 The church in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria now had a time of peace and kept on worshiping the Lord. The church became stronger, as the Holy Spirit encouraged it and helped it grow.

Peter Heals Aeneas

32 While Peter was traveling from place to place, he visited the Lord's followers who lived in the town of Lydda. 33 There he met a man named Aeneas, who for eight years had been sick in bed and could not move.

34 Peter said to Aeneas, “Jesus Christ has healed you! Get up and make up your bed.”t At once he stood up.

35 Many people in the towns of Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas and became followers of the Lord.

Peter Brings Dorcas //Back to Life

36 In Joppa there was a follower named Tabitha. Her Greek name was Dorcas, which means “deer.” She was always doing good things for people and had given much to the poor. 37 But she got sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. 38 Joppa wasn't far from Lydda, and the followers heard that Peter was there. They sent two men to say to him, “Please come with us as quickly as you can!”

39 At once, Peter went with them.
The men took Peter upstairs into the room. Many widows were there crying. They showed him the coats and clothes that Dorcas had made while she was still alive.
40 After Peter had sent everyone out of the room, he knelt down and prayed. Then he turned to the body of Dorcas and said, “Tabitha, get up!” The woman opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

41 He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet.
Peter called in the widows and the other followers and showed them that Dorcas had been raised from death. 42 Everyone in Joppa heard what had happened, and many of them put their faith in the Lord. 43 Peter stayed on for a while in Joppa in the house of a man named Simon, who made leather.