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and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
Acts 9:35 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
  • KJV And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
  • NKJV So all who dwelt at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
  • NASB And all who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
  • NLT Then the whole population of Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas walking around, and they turned to the Lord.

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Quick answer

All who saw Aeneas turned to the Lord. The miracle led many to genuine faith.

Overview

The widespread conversion in Lydda and Sharon shows that signs served to point people to Christ. The healing was not an end in itself but a means of drawing many to the Lord. God uses visible mercy to open hearts to the saving message of the gospel.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 26

  • Acts 11:21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
  • Acts 9:42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
  • 1 Chr 5:16They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and throughout the pasturelands of Sharon.
  • Isa 35:2It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
  • 2 Cor 3:16But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
  • Ps 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
  • 1 Chr 27:29Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon. Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.
  • Isa 31:6Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.
  • Hos 12:6But you must return to your God, maintaining love and justice, and always waiting on your God.
  • Acts 26:18–20to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
  • Isa 33:9The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
  • Acts 19:20So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
  • Acts 15:19It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.
  • Acts 19:10This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
  • Acts 5:12–14The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
  • Isa 65:10Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.
  • Deut 4:30When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.
  • Hos 14:2Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.
  • Luke 1:16–17Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
  • Isa 66:8Who has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children.
  • Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
  • 1 Th 1:9–10For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
  • Acts 6:7So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
  • Lam 3:40Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
  • Ps 110:3Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
  • Joel 2:13So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

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Christ at the center

Acts is the risen Christ continuing his work by the Spirit through the church, as the apostles preach that there is salvation in no other name under heaven.

How Acts 9:35 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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