Conversion bound unto Jerusalem. : ACTS IX. A. D. 35. & 26. 12. 1 Co. 15.8. o Ma. 25. 40. ad ch. 5. 39. e ch. 2. 37. & 16. 30. unto f La. 3. 10. ch. 22. 9. 3 And bas he jour- b ch. 22. 6. neyed, he came near Damascus and suddenly there shined round about him light from heaven: 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: dit is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, ewhat wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. 7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. & 26. 13. Da. 10. 7. ch. 22. 12. & 22. 3. ver. 21. & 22. 16. 1 ch. 13. 2. & 26. 17. of Saui. and neither did eat nor drink. 10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, g named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. 11 And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of h Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, 12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias com & 22. 21.ing, in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. Ro. 1. 1. 1 Ti. 2. 7. m Ro. 1. 5. & 11. 13. ver. 15- the word 8 And Saul arose from the earth; and serves-that when his eyes were extos, here opened, he saw no rendered man: but they led vessel, is him by the hand, often applied and brought him into ments of Damascus. agriculture, 9 And he was three building,&c. days without sight, to instru 13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, i how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem: 14 And here he hath authority from the Chief Priests to bind all k that call on thy name. 15 But the Lord said unto him, Gothy way for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, lem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the Chief Priests? 22 But Saul in 2Co.11.23. Creased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ. q ch. 8. 17. ch. 2. 4. 17 P And Ananias went his way, and en-p ch. 22. 12, tered into the house; and q putting hands on him said, Brother Saul, the & 4. 31. Lord, even Jesus, that & 8. 17. appeared unto thee & 13. 52. in the way as thous ch. 26. 20. camest, hath sent me, t ch. 8. 37. that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. u ver. 1. ch. 8. 3. 23. & 25. 3. 18 And immediate-x ch. 18. 28. ly there fell from his y ch.23. 12. eyes as it had been scales: and he re- 2Co.11.26. ceived sight forth-z 2 Co.11.32. with, and arose, and a Jo. 2. 15. was baptized. 1 Sa.19.12. 19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul cer. c ch. 4. 36. tain days with the disciples which were d ver. 20.22. at Damascus. 23 And after that many days were fulfilled, y the Jews took counsel to kill him : 24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him. 25 Then the disciples took him by night, and a let him down by the wall in a basket. bch. 22. 17. & 13. 2. * Ωσει 20 And straightway ver. 18he preached Christ in the synagogues, that des, somehe is the Son of God. thing like scales-an 21 But all that heard emblem of him were amazed, the darkness and said; " Is not this and prejudice he that destroyed which had them which called on mental eyes. this name in Jerusa veiled his 27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, dand ACTS IX. Eneas cured 29 And he spake h ch. 8. 1. 16. & 4. 10. & 16. 18. Ma. 8.3. & 9. 6. 28. 30. Jno. 2.11. 30 Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to 11 Ch. 5.16. Cæsarea, and sent m ch. 11. 21. him forth to Tarsus. 31 h Then had the churches rest 10. of the palsy. Jesusk Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately. 35 And all that dwelt in Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned m to the Lord. 36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas:t this woman was full n of good works and almsdeeds which she did. Lu. 1. 16, 37 And it came to 17. pass in those days, 1 Th. 1.9, that she was sick, throughout all Judæa + Or, Doe, and died: whom and Galilee and Sa-or, Roe. when they had washmaria, and were edi- Jno. 15.5. ed, they laid her in fied; and walking in Ep. 2. 10. an upper chamber. the fear of the Lord, Ph. 1. 11. 38 And forasmuch and in the comfort of Col. 1. 10. as Lydda was nigh the Holy Ghost, were to Joppa, and the multiplied.* Tit. 3. 8. disciples had heard 32 And it came too ch. 1. 13. that Peter was there, pass, as Peter passed or, be they sent unto bim throughout all quar- grieved. two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them. 1 Th.4.10. ters, he came down da. and their "Their shining piety 33 And there he above others, found a certain man great joy in named Æneas, which the Holy had kept his bed Ghost, ateight years, and was tracting 39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows sick of the palsy. others to the stood by him weep faith." 34 And Peter said Whitby. unto him, Eneas, ing, and shewing the coats and garments Tabitha raised ACTS X. p Ma. 9. 25. 42. Jno. 11.43. 40 But Peter Pput q ch. 7. 60. them all forth, and r Mar. 5. 41, kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Jno. 11. 45. Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw a ver, 22. Peter, she sat up. 41 And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive. & 12. 11. t ch. 10. 6. ch. 8. 2. & 22. 12. b ver. 35. Is. 59. 19. ch. 11. 13. 16. Da. 9. 20, 21. 42 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in thed ch. 9. 43. Lord. 43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppawith one Simon a tanner. CHAP. X. e ch. 11. 14. to life. he vision evidently a bout the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. 4 And when looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord! And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. 5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: 6 He lodgeth with one a Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: e he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. ver. 17 And when the i. e. Co- angel which spake hort or regiment, which unto Cornelius was attended the departed, he called two of his houshold servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; a governor, 1 THERE was certain man in Ca- who at this sarea called Corne-time generally resided lius, a centurion of at Caesarea, the band called the It is proba Italian band,* ble, that it 2 A devout man, was called and one that bfeared band, beGod with all his cause most of house, which gave the soldiers much alms to the belonging to people, and prayed lians.-See to God alway. 3 He saw in a the Italian it were Ita Doddridge. 8 And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa. 9 On the morrow, as they went on their Journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter f went up upon Peter's ACTS X. g ch. 7. 56. 11 And g saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel de-i scending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: k Re. 4. 1. Le. 11. 4. De. 14.3.7. Ma. 15. 11. Ro. 14.14. 1 Co. 10.25. 17, 20. 1 Ti. 4. 4. vision. should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate, 18 And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there. 19 While Peter thought on the vi sion, k the Spirit said unto him, Behold, Tit. 1. 15. three men seek thee. ch. 11. 12. 201 Arise therefore, & 8.29. and get thee down, & 13.2. and go with them, & 16.6,7. doubting nothing: 12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.* 13 And there camem ver. 1, 2. a voice to him, Rise, n ch. 22. 12. Peter; kill, and eat. Jno.16.13. 1 Co, 12.11. 1 ch. 15. 7. The law 14 But Peter said, ver 12Not so, Lord; h for which esta1 have never eaten blished the any thing that is distinction common or unclean. between men for I have sent them. 22 And they said, Cornelius m the cen turion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee. 23 Then called he |