29. He often had arguments with the Greek-speaking Jews, who began making plans to kill him.
30. When the believers learned about this, they took Saul to Caesarea, and from there they sent him to the city of Tarsus.
31. The church in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace. And with the help of the Holy Spirit, these groups of believers became stronger in faith and showed their respect for the Lord by the way they lived. So the church everywhere grew in numbers.
32. Peter was traveling through all the areas around Jerusalem, and he stopped to visit the believers who lived in Lydda.
33. There he met a man named Aeneas, who was paralyzed and had not been able to get out of bed for the past eight years.
34. Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed!” He stood up immediately.
35. All the people living in Lydda and on the plain of Sharon saw him, and they decided to follow the Lord.
36. In the city of Joppa there was a follower of Jesus named Tabitha. Her Greek name, Dorcas, means “a deer.” She was always doing good things for people and giving money to those in need.