Saul’s Conversion
1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest 2and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
5“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. 6“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. 8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.
10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!”
“Yes, Lord,” he answered.
11The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 12In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
13“Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. 14And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.”
15But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. 16I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”
17Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, 19and after taking some food, he regained his strength.
Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem
Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. 20At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. 21All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?” 22Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.
23After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him, 24but Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him. 25But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.
26When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. 27But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus. 28So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews,9:29 That is, Jews who had adopted the Greek language and culture but they tried to kill him. 30When the believers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria 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.
Aeneas and Dorcas
32As Peter traveled about the country, he went to visit the Lord’s people who lived in Lydda. 33There he found a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had been bedridden for eight years. 34“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. 35All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor. 37About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. 38Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come at once!”
39Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
40Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. 41He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive. 42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord. 43Peter stayed in Joppa for some time with a tanner named Simon.
扫罗归主
1扫罗继续用凶狠的话恐吓主的门徒。他去见大祭司， 2要取得授权书到大马士革的各会堂搜捕信奉这道的人，无论男女，都要把他们绑了押回耶路撒冷。
3当他快到大马士革的时候，突然有一道光从天上四面照着他。 4他倒在地上，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？”那声音说：“我就是你所迫害的耶稣。 6起来！进城去，有人会告诉你该做的事。”
7同行的人站在那里只听见声音，却看不见人，吓得张口结舌。 8扫罗从地上爬起来，睁大眼睛，却什么也看不见，同伴拉着他的手进了大马士革。 9一连三天，扫罗什么也看不见，也不吃也不喝。
10这时候，有个叫亚拿尼亚的门徒住在大马士革，他在异象中听见主呼唤他的名字，就回答说：“主啊，我在这里。”
11主说：“起来，到直街的犹大家去找一个来自大数、名叫扫罗的人，他正在祷告。 12他在异象中看见一个名叫亚拿尼亚的人去他那里，把手按在他身上，使他恢复视力。”
13亚拿尼亚回答说：“主啊！我听见许多人说他对耶路撒冷的圣徒大加迫害。 14他来这里是得到祭司长的授权，要拘捕所有求告你名的人。”
15主对亚拿尼亚说：“你放心去吧！他是我拣选的器皿，要向外族人、君王和以色列人宣扬我的名。 16我会让他知道，他必为我的名受许多的苦。”
17亚拿尼亚去了，进了那家，就把手按在扫罗身上，说：“扫罗弟兄，在你来的路上向你显现的主耶稣派我来使你重见光明、被圣灵充满。” 18顿时，扫罗的眼睛上有鳞片似的东西脱落，他就恢复了视力，便起来接受了洗礼。 19他吃过东西之后，体力也恢复了。他和大马士革的门徒住了几天之后， 20随即到各会堂去宣讲：“耶稣是上帝的儿子。”
21听的人都大吃一惊，说：“他不就是那在耶路撒冷迫害信徒的人吗？他到这里来不是要把他们绑了押去见祭司长吗？”
22但扫罗越发有能力，他向大马士革的犹太人证明耶稣是基督，使他们惊慌失措。
扫罗逃生
23过了一段日子，犹太人图谋杀死扫罗。 24他们昼夜在城门守候，伺机下手，但这阴谋被扫罗知道了。 25他的门徒趁夜间用筐子把他从城墙上缒下去。
26扫罗逃到耶路撒冷后，曾设法与当地的门徒联络，可是他们都怕他，不相信他是门徒。 27只有巴拿巴接待他，带他去见使徒，向他们陈述扫罗如何在路上遇见主，主如何对他说话，他又如何勇敢地在大马士革奉耶稣的名传道。 28于是，扫罗就在耶路撒冷与使徒一起出入来往，奉主的名放胆传道。 29他常常跟那些讲希腊话的犹太人辩论，于是他们打算杀掉他。 30弟兄姊妹知道这消息后，就把扫罗带到凯撒利亚，然后送他到大数去。
31当时，犹太、加利利、撒玛利亚各地的教会都很平安，得到了坚固。信徒们非常敬畏主，又得到圣灵的安慰，人数越来越多。
彼得医治瘫痪的人
32彼得四处奔波，来到吕大探访那里的圣徒， 33遇见一个瘫痪的人名叫以尼雅，已经卧床八年。 34彼得对他说：“以尼雅，耶稣基督医治你了，起来收拾你的垫子吧！”他应声而起。 35吕大和沙仑的居民看见他，都归向了主。
彼得使死人复活
36在约帕有个乐善好施的女门徒名叫戴碧达，希腊话叫多加9:36 “多加”意思是“羚羊”。。 37当时，她患病死了。有人将她的尸体洗干净后，停放在楼上。 38吕大和约帕相距不远，门徒听说彼得在吕大，就派两个人去恳求他，说：“请立刻来我们这里！” 39彼得便随他们一同到了那里，有人领他上楼。众寡妇都站在彼得周围哭，并把多加生前缝制的内衣、外衣给他看。
40彼得叫她们都出去，自己跪下祷告，然后转身对死者说：“戴碧达，起来！”她便睁开了眼睛，看见彼得，就坐了起来。 41彼得伸手扶她起来后，叫那些在外面等候的圣徒和寡妇进来，把活过来的多加交给他们。 42这事传遍了整个约帕，许多人都信了主。 43彼得在约帕和一个名叫西门的皮革匠住了好些日子。
