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And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
Acts 9:35 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
  • BSB and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon 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 11:21And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
  • Acts 9:42And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.
  • 1 Chr 5:16And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.
  • Isa 35:2It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God.
  • 2 Cor 3:16Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.
  • Ps 22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
  • 1 Chr 27:29And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
  • Isa 31:6Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
  • Hos 12:6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
  • Acts 26:18–20To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
  • Isa 33:9The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits.
  • Acts 19:20So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
  • Acts 15:19Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:
  • Acts 19:10And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
  • Acts 5:12–14And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.
  • Isa 65:10And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
  • Deut 4:30When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;
  • Hos 14:2Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
  • Luke 1:16–17And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
  • Isa 66:8Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
  • Acts 4:4Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
  • 1 Th 1:9–10For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
  • Acts 6:7And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.
  • Lam 3:40Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
  • Ps 110:3Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.
  • Joel 2:13And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Acts videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

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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