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Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
2 ⲃ̅ ⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲧϥ̅ⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ. ⲉϥⲉϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅.
and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7 ⲍ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ (ⲛ)ⲉⲩⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲛϣ. ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲛⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ. ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ.
The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ.
Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ. ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲫⲓⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ. ⲛⲅ̅ϣⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲟⲩⲣⲙ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ.
“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ. ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ(ⲗ)ⲏ̅ⲙ̅.
But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲩⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϥⲓ ϩⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ.
“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲉⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲓ̈ⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲧ. ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲛⲏⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅ̅ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.
So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲥ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϫⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ
At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲕⲩⲣⲏⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ.
All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅ ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲉⲧⲟϭϥ̅ ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ.
When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲃⲁⲣⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅.
Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ϯⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ. ⲛⲉⲥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲥⲁϣⲁⲓ̈.
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̅ⲡⲱⲣϣ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ.
“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲡⲡⲏ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲃⲓⲑⲁ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲟⲣⲕⲁⲥ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲥϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ. ϩⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲁ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
38 ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲣⲉⲗⲩⲇⲇⲁ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲡⲡⲏ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ϫⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ.
Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
39 ⲗ̅ⲑ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲧⲏⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲓ̈ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ. ⲉⲥ(ⲛ)ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲇⲟⲣⲕⲁⲥ.
So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
40 ⲙ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϫ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲡⲁⲧ. ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ. ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲃⲓⲑⲁ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ.
Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
