Acts 9:42

Easy To Read Version

People everywhere in Joppa learned about this. Many of these people believed in the Lord (Jesus).

Cross References

2 Chronicles 2:16

And we will cut wood from the country of Lebanon. We will cut as much wood as you need. We will tie the logs together and float them by sea to the town of Joppa. Then you can carry the wood to Jerusalem.”

Jonah 1:3

\{Jonah did not want to obey God,\} so Jonah tried to run away from the Lord. Jonah went to Joppa. {\cf2\super [3]} Jonah found a boat that was going to the faraway city of Tarshish. {\cf2\super [4]} Jonah paid money for the trip and went on the boat. Jonah wanted to travel with the people on this boat to Tarshish and run away from the Lord.

John 11:4

When Jesus heard this he said, “The end of this sickness will not be death. But this sickness is for the glory of God. This has happened to bring glory to the Son of God.”

John 11:45

There were many Jews that came to visit Mary. They saw what Jesus did. And many of these Jews believed in Jesus.

John 12:11

Because of Lazarus, many Jews were leaving \{their leaders\} and believing in Jesus. That is why the Jewish leaders wanted to kill Lazarus too.

John 12:44

Then Jesus said loudly, “The person that believes in me is really believing in the One (God) who sent me.

Acts 10:5

Send some men now to the city of Joppa. Send your men to bring back a man named Simon. Simon is also called Peter.

Acts 10:8

Cornelius explained everything to these three men. Then he sent them to Joppa.

Acts 11:13

Cornelius told us about the angel he saw standing in his house. The angel said to Cornelius, ‘Send some men to Joppa. Invite Simon Peter to come.

Acts 11:21

The Lord was helping the believers. And a large group of people believed and started following the Lord (Jesus).

Acts 11:5

Peter said, “I was in the city of Joppa. While I was praying, a vision {\cf2\super [221]} came to me. In the vision I saw something coming down from the sky. It looked like a big sheet. It was being lowered to the ground by its four corners. It came down and stopped very close to me.

Acts 9:35

All the people living in Lydda and on the plain of Sharon saw him. These people turned to (believed in) the Lord \{Jesus\}.

Acts 9:36

In the city of Joppa there was a follower \{of Jesus\} named Tabitha. (Her Greek name, Dorcas, means “a deer.”) She always did good things for people. She always gave money to people that needed it.

Acts 9:38

The followers in Joppa heard that Peter was in Lydda. (Lydda is near Joppa.) So they sent two men to Peter. They begged him, “Hurry, please come quickly!”

Acts 9:43

Peter stayed in Joppa for many days. He stayed with a man named Simon who was a leatherworker. {\cf2\super [200]}

Joshua 19:46

Me Jarkon, Rakkon, and the area near Joppa.