Acts 9:42

Plain English Version

Those people that saw her alive, they started telling other people about it, and soon everybody in Joppa heard that story, and a lot of people believed in our leader Jesus.

Cross References

John 11:4

When Jesus got the message, he said, “Yes, Lazarus is very sick, but that sickness will not finish him up. He is sick so that people will see that God is really powerful, and they will respect God. And they will see that God’s son is powerful too, and they will also respect him.”

John 11:45

A lot of people were with Mary and Martha that day, and they saw what happened. A lot of them believed in Jesus.

John 12:44

One day, Jesus shouted out, “Anyone that believes in me, is really believing in God. He is the one that sent me here.

Acts 10:5

So send some men to Joppa to find a man called Peter.

Acts 10:8

Cornelius told them everything that happened, and then he told them to go to Joppa and get Peter.

Acts 11:13

That man told us that he saw an angel in his house, a few days ago. The angel said to him, ‘Peter has a message for you, so send somebody to Joppa to get him. He will tell you how God can save you, and your family, and everyone else in your house too.’

Acts 11:21

God helped them tell people his message, and a lot of people that were not Jews believed in Jesus and followed him.

Acts 11:5

He said, “I was in the town called Joppa, and I was praying, and I had something like a dream, but I was still awake. I saw something like a big sheet with things in it. Somebody was holding on to the 4 corners, and they let it come down from the sky to me.

Acts 9:35

When the people in Lydda saw him, a lot of those people changed their ways and believed in Jesus. Lydda was in the country called Sharon, and the people there saw him, and a lot of them changed their ways and believed in Jesus too.

Acts 9:36

There was a Christian woman that lived in a town called Joppa. Her name was Tabitha. Her name in the Greek language was Dorcas. She always did good things and helped poor people.

Acts 9:38

Joppa was near Lydda, and the Christians in Joppa heard that Peter was in Lydda. So they sent 2 men to Lydda, and those men asked Peter, “Please come to Joppa with us right now.”

Acts 9:43

Peter stayed in Joppa for a long time. He lived with a man called Simon. Simon was a leather worker.