Acts 9:35

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When those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw this, they turned to the Lord.

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The Lord’s power was with them, and large numbers of people believed and turned to the Lord.

This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.

But when anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

In this way the word of the Lord spread everywhere and became more and more powerful.

This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord.

“Now here is my decision. We shouldn’t hinder the Gentiles from turning to God.

So God’s word kept spreading. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew quickly, and a large number of priests began to obey Jesus’ teachings.

But many of the people who heard their message put their trust in Jesus. The total number of men who were believers grew to about 5,000.

God. All the people thought well of them. Every day the Lord added to their group more people who were being saved.

“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up! Roll up your mat!” And Aeneas got up right away.