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.
掃羅歸主
1掃羅繼續用兇狠的話恐嚇主的門徒。他去見大祭司， 2要取得授權書到大馬士革的各會堂搜捕信奉這道的人，無論男女，都要把他們綁了押回耶路撒冷。
3當他快到大馬士革的時候，突然有一道光從天上四面照著他。 4他倒在地上，聽見有聲音對他說：「掃羅！掃羅！你為什麼迫害我？」 5他說：「主啊，你是誰？」那聲音說：「我就是你所迫害的耶穌。 6起來！進城去，有人會告訴你該做的事。」
7同行的人站在那裡只聽見聲音，卻看不見人，嚇得張口結舌。 8掃羅從地上爬起來，睜大眼睛，卻什麼也看不見，同伴拉著他的手進了大馬士革。 9一連三天，掃羅什麼也看不見，也不吃也不喝。
10這時候，有個叫亞拿尼亞的門徒住在大馬士革，他在異象中聽見主呼喚他的名字，就回答說：「主啊，我在這裡。」
11主說：「起來，到直街的猶大家去找一個來自大數、名叫掃羅的人，他正在禱告。 12他在異象中看見一個名叫亞拿尼亞的人去他那裡，把手按在他身上，使他恢復視力。」
13亞拿尼亞回答說：「主啊！我聽見許多人說他對耶路撒冷的聖徒大加迫害。 14他來這裡是得到祭司長的授權，要拘捕所有求告你名的人。」
15主對亞拿尼亞說：「你放心去吧！他是我揀選的器皿，要向外族人、君王和以色列人宣揚我的名。 16我會讓他知道，他必為我的名受許多的苦。」
17亞拿尼亞去了，進了那家，就把手按在掃羅身上，說：「掃羅弟兄，在你來的路上向你顯現的主耶穌派我來使你重見光明、被聖靈充滿。」 18頓時，掃羅的眼睛上有鱗片似的東西脫落，他就恢復了視力，便起來接受了洗禮。 19他吃過東西之後，體力也恢復了。他和大馬士革的門徒住了幾天之後， 20隨即到各會堂去宣講：「耶穌是上帝的兒子。」
21聽的人都大吃一驚，說：「他不就是那在耶路撒冷迫害信徒的人嗎？他到這裡來不是要把他們綁了押去見祭司長嗎？」
22但掃羅越發有能力，他向大馬士革的猶太人證明耶穌是基督，使他們驚慌失措。
掃羅逃生
23過了一段日子，猶太人圖謀殺死掃羅。 24他們晝夜在城門守候，伺機下手，但這陰謀被掃羅知道了。 25他的門徒趁夜間用筐子把他從城牆上縋下去。
26掃羅逃到耶路撒冷後，曾設法與當地的門徒聯絡，可是他們都怕他，不相信他是門徒。 27只有巴拿巴接待他，帶他去見使徒，向他們陳述掃羅如何在路上遇見主，主如何對他說話，他又如何勇敢地在大馬士革奉耶穌的名傳道。 28於是，掃羅就在耶路撒冷與使徒一起出入來往，奉主的名放膽傳道。 29他常常跟那些講希臘話的猶太人辯論，於是他們打算殺掉他。 30弟兄姊妹知道這消息後，就把掃羅帶到凱撒利亞，然後送他到大數去。
31當時，猶太、加利利、撒瑪利亞各地的教會都很平安，得到了堅固。信徒們非常敬畏主，又得到聖靈的安慰，人數越來越多。
彼得醫治癱瘓的人
32彼得四處奔波，來到呂大探訪那裡的聖徒， 33遇見一個癱瘓的人名叫以尼雅，已經臥床八年。 34彼得對他說：「以尼雅，耶穌基督醫治你了，起來收拾你的墊子吧！」他應聲而起。 35呂大和沙崙的居民看見他，都歸向了主。
彼得使死人復活
36在約帕有個樂善好施的女門徒名叫戴碧達，希臘話叫多加9·36 「多加」意思是「羚羊」。。 37當時，她患病死了。有人將她的屍體洗乾淨後，停放在樓上。 38呂大和約帕相距不遠，門徒聽說彼得在呂大，就派兩個人去懇求他，說：「請立刻來我們這裡！」 39彼得便隨他們一同到了那裡，有人領他上樓。眾寡婦都站在彼得周圍哭，並把多加生前縫制的內衣、外衣給他看。
40彼得叫她們都出去，自己跪下禱告，然後轉身對死者說：「戴碧達，起來！」她便睜開了眼睛，看見彼得，就坐了起來。 41彼得伸手扶她起來後，叫那些在外面等候的聖徒和寡婦進來，把活過來的多加交給他們。 42這事傳遍了整個約帕，許多人都信了主。 43彼得在約帕和一個名叫西門的皮革匠住了好些日子。
