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.”
Acts 9:42 - Easy To Read Version People everywhere in Joppa learned about this. Many of these people believed in the Lord (Jesus). Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And this became known throughout all Joppa, and many came to believe on the Lord [to adhere to and trust in and rely on Him as the Christ and as their Savior]. American Standard Version (1901) And it became known throughout all Joppa: and many believed on the Lord. Common English Bible The news spread throughout Joppa, and many put their faith in the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version Now this became known throughout all of Joppa. And many believed in the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it was made known throughout all Joppe; and many believed in the Lord. |
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 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.
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.”
There were many Jews that came to visit Mary. They saw what Jesus did. And many of these Jews believed in Jesus.
Because of Lazarus, many Jews were leaving \{their leaders\} and believing in Jesus. That is why the Jewish leaders wanted to kill Lazarus too.
Then Jesus said loudly, “The person that believes in me is really believing in the One (God) who sent me.
Send some men now to the city of Joppa. Send your men to bring back a man named Simon. Simon is also called Peter.
Cornelius explained everything to these three men. Then he sent them to Joppa.
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.
The Lord was helping the believers. And a large group of people believed and started following the Lord (Jesus).
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.
All the people living in Lydda and on the plain of Sharon saw him. These people turned to (believed in) the Lord \{Jesus\}.
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.
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!”
Peter stayed in Joppa for many days. He stayed with a man named Simon who was a leatherworker. {\cf2\super [200]}