Peter sent all the people out of the room. He kneeled and prayed. Then he turned to Tabitha’s body and said, “Tabitha, stand up!” She opened her eyes. When she saw Peter, she sat up.
When you pray, you should go into your room and close the door. Then pray to your Father. He is there in that secret place. Your Father can see the things that are done in secret. And he will reward you.
Jesus saw that all the people were running there to see what was happening. So Jesus spoke to the evil spirit. Jesus said, “You evil spirit that makes this boy deaf and stops him from talking—I command you to come out of this boy and never enter him again!”
But when we finished our visit, we left. We continued our trip. All the followers \{of Jesus\}, even the women and children, came outside the city with us to say good-bye. We all kneeled down on the beach and prayed.
Publius’ father was very sick. He had a fever and dysentery. {\cf2\super [520]} But Paul went to him and prayed for him. Paul put his hands on the man and healed him.