009:020 Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God. 009:021 All who heard him were amazed, and said, "Isn't this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!" 009:022 But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ. 009:023 When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him, 009:024 but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him, 009:025 but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket. 009:026 When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. 009:027 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. 009:028 He was with them entering into{TR and NU add "and going out"} Jerusalem, 009:029 preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists,{The Hellenists were Hebrews who used Greek language and culture.} but they were seeking to kill him. 009:030 When the brothers{The word for "brothers" here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus. 009:031 So the assemblies throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit. 009:032 It happened, as Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda. 009:033 There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, because he was paralyzed. 009:034 Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed!" Immediately he arose. 009:035 All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord. 009:036 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated, means Dorcas.{"Dorcas" is Greek for "Gazelle."} This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did. 009:037 It happened in those days that she fell sick, and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper chamber. 009:038 As Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men{Reading from NU, TR; MT omits "two men"} to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.