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Murdock Translation
Acts 9
1 And Saul was still full of threats and deadly hatred against the disciples of our Lord.2 And he requested that a letter from the high priest might be given him unto Damascus to the synagogues; that if he should find persons pursuing this course, men or women, he might bind and bring them to Jerusalem.3 And as he was going, and began to approach Damascus, suddenly there was poured upon him a light from heaven.4 And he fell to the ground; and he heard a voice which said to him: Saul! Saul! why persecutest thou me? It will be hard for thee to kick against the goads.5 He replied, and said: Who art thou, my Lord? And our Lord said: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.6 But arise and go into the city, and there it will be told thee what thou oughtest to do.7 And the men who travelled with him in the way, stood amazed; for they heard merely the voice, and no one was visible to them.8 And Saul arose from the ground; and nothing was visible to him, with his eyes opened. And they took him by the hand, and led him into Damascus.9 And he had no sight for three days; and he neither ate nor drank.
10 23 And when he had been there many days, the Jews formed a conspiracy against him, to kill him.24 And the plot which they sought to execute upon him, was made known to Saul: and they watched the gates of the city by day and by night, in order to kill him.25 Then the disciples placed him in a basket, and let him down from the wall by night.26 And he went to Jerusalem; and he wished to join himself with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the legates, and related to them how the Lord appeared to him in the way, and how he conversed with him; and how, in Damascus, he had discoursed openly in the name of Jesus.28 And he went in and out with them, at Jerusalem.29 And he spoke openly in the name of Jesus and disputed with those Jews who understood Greek. But they wished to kill him:30 and when the brethren knew [fn] , they conducted him by night to Caesarea, and from there they sent him to Tarsus. 31 Moreover the church, in all Judaea, and in Galilee, and in Samaria, had peace and was edified; and it walked in the fear of God, and abounded in the consolation of the Holy Spirit. 32 And it occurred, that, as Simon travelled about the cities, he came down to the saints also who dwelt in the city of Lydda.33 And he found a certain man whose name was 'neas, who had lain on a bed and been paralytic eight years.34 And Simon said to him: 'neas, Jesus the Messiah doth heal thee; arise, and spread thy bed. And he rose up immediately.35 And all they that dwelt at Lydda and Saron, saw him; and they turned to God. 36
Murdock Translation
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