Acts 9 Berean Standard Bible
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1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
1 Y SAULO, respirando aún amenazas y muerte contra los discípulos del Señor, vino al príncipe de los sacerdotes,
2 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.
2 Y demandó de él letras para Damasco á las sinagogas, para que si hallase algunos hombres ó mujeres de esta secta, los trajese presos á Jerusalem.
3 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
3 Y yendo por el camino, aconteció que llegando cerca de Damasco, súbitamente le cercó un resplandor de luz del cielo;
4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
4 Y cayendo en tierra, oyó una voz que le decía: Saulo, Saulo, ¿por qué me persigues?
5 “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
5 Y él dijo: ¿Quién eres, Señor? Y él dijo: Yo soy Jesús á quien tú persigues: dura cosa te es dar coces contra el aguijón.
6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
6 El, temblando y temeroso, dijo: Señor, ¿qué quieres que haga? Y el Señor le dice: Levántate y entra en la ciudad, y se te dirá lo que te conviene hacer.
7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
7 Y los hombres que iban con Saulo, se pararon atónitos, oyendo á la verdad la voz, mas no viendo á nadie.
8 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.
8 Entonces Saulo se levantó de tierra, y abriendo los ojos, no veía á nadie: así que, llevándole por la mano, metiéronle en Damasco;
9 For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
9 Donde estuvo tres días sin ver, y no comió, ni bebió.
10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
10 Había entonces un discípulo en Damasco llamado Ananías, al cual el Señor dijo en visión: Ananías. Y él respondió: Heme aquí, Señor.
11 “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.
11 Y el Señor le [dijo]: Levántate, y ve á la calle que se llama la Derecha, y busca en casa de Judas á uno llamado Saulo, de Tarso: porque he aquí, él ora;
12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
12 Y ha visto en visión un varón llamado Ananías, que entra y le pone la mano encima, para que reciba la vista.
13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
13 Entonces Ananías respondió: Señor, he oído á muchos acerca de este hombre, cuántos males ha hecho á tus santos en Jerusalem:
14 And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
14 Y aun aquí tiene facultad de los príncipes de los sacerdotes de prender á todos los que invocan tu nombre.
15 “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.
15 Y le dijo el Señor: Ve: porque instrumento escogido me es éste, para que lleve mi nombre en presencia de los Gentiles, y de reyes, y de los hijos de Israel:
16 I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
16 Porque yo le mostraré cuánto le sea menester que padezca por mi nombre.
17 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.”
17 Ananías entonces fué, y entró en la casa, y poniéndole las manos encima, dijo: Saulo hermano, el Señor Jesús, que te apareció en el camino por donde venías, me ha enviado para que recibas la vista y seas lleno de Espíritu Santo.
18 At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
18 Y luego le cayeron de los ojos como escamas, y recibió al punto la vista: y levantándose, fué bautizado.
19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
19 Y como comió, fué confortado. Y estuvo Saulo por algunos días con los discípulos que estaban en Damasco.
20 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
20 Y luego en las sinagogas predicaba á Cristo, [diciendo] que éste era el Hijo de Dios.
21 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?”
21 Y todos los que le oían estaban atónitos, y decían: ¿No es éste el que asolaba en Jerusalem á los que invocaban este nombre, y á eso vino acá, para llevarlos presos á los príncipes de los sacerdotes?
22 But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
22 Empero Saulo mucho más se esforzaba, y confundía á los Judíos que moraban en Damasco, afirmando que éste es el Cristo.
23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
23 Y como pasaron muchos días, los Judíos hicieron entre sí consejo de matarle;
24 but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
24 Mas las asechanzas de ellos fueron entendidas de Saulo. Y ellos guardaban las puertas de día y de noche para matarle.
25 One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
25 Entonces los discípulos, tomándole de noche, le bajaron por el muro en una espuerta.
26 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.
26 Y como vino á Jerusalem, tentaba de juntarse con los discípulos; mas todos tenían miedo de él, no creyendo que era discípulo.
27 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.
27 Entonces Bernabé, tomándole, lo trajo á los apóstoles, y contóles cómo había visto al Señor en el camino, y que le había hablado, y cómo en Damasco había hablado confiadamente en el nombre de Jesús.
28 So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
28 Y entraba y salía con ellos en Jerusalem;
29 He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
29 Y hablaba confiadamente en el nombre del Señor: y disputaba con los Griegos; mas ellos procuraban matarle.
30 When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
30 Lo cual, como los hermanos entendieron, le acompañaron hasta Cesarea, y le enviaron á Tarso.
31 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.
31 Las iglesias entonces tenían paz por toda Judea y Galilea y Samaria, y eran edificadas, andando en el temor del Señor; y con consuelo del Espíritu Santo eran multiplicadas.
32 As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
32 Y aconteció que Pedro, andándolos á todos, vino también á los santos que habitaban en Lydda.
33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
33 Y halló allí á uno que se llamaba Eneas, que hacía ocho años que estaba en cama, que era paralítico.
34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
34 Y le dijo Pedro: Eneas, Jesucristo te sana; levántate, y hazte tu cama. Y luego se levantó.
35 and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
35 Y viéronle todos los que habitaban en Lydda y en Sarona, los cuales se convirtieron al Señor.
36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
36 Entonces en Joppe había una discípula llamada Tabita, que si lo declaras, quiere decir Dorcas. Esta era llena de buenas obras y de limosnas que hacía.
37 At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
37 Y aconteció en aquellos días que enfermando, murió; á la cual, después de lavada, pusieron en una sala.
38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
38 Y como Lydda estaba cerca de Joppe, los discípulos, oyendo que Pedro estaba allí, le enviaron dos hombres, rogándole: No te detengas en venir hasta nosotros.
39 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.
39 Pedro entonces levantándose, fué con ellos: y llegado que hubo, le llevaron á la sala, donde le rodearon todas las viudas, llorando y mostrando las túnicas y los vestidos que Dorcas hacía cuando estaba con ellas.
40 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.
40 Entonces echados fuera todos, Pedro puesto de rodillas, oró; y vuelto al cuerpo, dijo: Tabita, levántate. Y ella abrió los ojos, y viendo á Pedro, incorporóse.
41 Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
41 Y él le dió la mano, y levantóla: entonces llamando á los santos y las viudas, la presentó viva.
42 This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
42 Esto fué notorio por toda Joppe; y creyeron muchos en el Señor.
43 And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
43 Y aconteció que se quedó muchos días en Joppe en casa de un cierto Simón, curtidor.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Aeneas
A man at Lydda, bedridden eight years with paralysis, whom Peter healed in the name of Jesus Christ.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:33; Acts 9:34
Ananias
A disciple at Damascus whom the Lord sent to lay hands on Saul, restore his sight, and baptize him.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:10; Acts 9:17; Acts 22:12
Barnabas
A Levite from Cyprus named Joseph and nicknamed Barnabas, 'son of encouragement,' who sold a field for the church, brought Saul to the apostles, and traveled with him as a…
Cited in the guide: Acts 4:36; Acts 9:27; Acts 11:22
Judas
The man in whose house on Straight Street Saul was lodging when Ananias came to him.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:11
Simon
A tanner at Joppa whose house by the sea hosted Peter during his stay.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:43; Acts 10:6; Acts 10:32
Tabitha
A disciple at Joppa known for good works and charity, also called Dorcas; Peter raised her from the dead.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:36; Acts 9:40
Places
Damascus
An ancient Aramean capital where Saul (Paul) was converted and first preached. He later escaped over its wall in a basket.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:3; Genesis 14:15; 2 Kings 5:12
Joppa
Judah's main seaport. Cedar for the Temple arrived here, Jonah fled from here, and Peter's rooftop vision here opened the gospel to the Gentiles.
Cited in the guide: Jonah 1:3; Acts 9:36; Acts 10:9
Tarsus
A wealthy university city in Cilicia and Paul's hometown. He was also a Roman citizen by birth (Acts 22:28), which shaped his missionary strategy and legal appeals.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:11; Acts 21:39; Acts 22:3
Cross references (43)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Acts 8:3; 1 Timothy 1:13; Acts 9:11–21; Galatians 1:13; 1 Corinthians 15:9
- 2 Acts 19:23; Acts 19:9; Acts 24:14; Acts 22:4–5; Acts 24:22
- 3 Acts 26:12–13; 1 Corinthians 15:8; Revelation 21:23; Acts 22:6; 1 Timothy 6:16
- 4 Zechariah 2:8; 1 Corinthians 12:12; Genesis 22:11; Isaiah 63:9; Romans 11:22
- 5 1 Timothy 1:13; 1 Samuel 3:4–10; Isaiah 45:9; Job 40:9–10; Job 9:4
- 6 Acts 22:10; 1 Timothy 1:14–16; Acts 26:16; Romans 7:9; Acts 10:32
- 7 Acts 22:9; Daniel 10:7; Acts 26:13–14; John 12:29; Matthew 24:40–41
- 8 Acts 22:11; Acts 9:18; 2 Kings 6:17–20; Acts 13:11; Genesis 19:11
- 9 Jonah 3:6–8; Esther 4:16; 2 Chronicles 33:12–13; 2 Chronicles 33:18–19; Acts 9:11–12
- 10 Acts 10:3; Acts 22:12; Genesis 22:1; Isaiah 6:8; 1 Samuel 3:8–10
- 11 Acts 9:30; Acts 22:3; Acts 11:25; Acts 21:39; Luke 11:9–10
- 12 Mark 5:23; Acts 9:17–18; Acts 9:10
- 13 1 Timothy 1:13–15; Acts 8:3; Acts 22:19–20; Ezekiel 3:14; Acts 9:1
- 14 Acts 9:21; Acts 7:59; 2 Timothy 2:22; Acts 22:16; Acts 9:2–3
- 15 Galatians 1:15–16; Ephesians 3:7–8; 2 Timothy 4:16–17; Romans 11:13; Acts 26:17–20
- 16 1 Thessalonians 3:3; 2 Corinthians 6:4; Acts 21:11; John 15:20; 2 Timothy 1:12
- 17 Acts 8:17; Acts 2:4; Acts 6:6; Acts 22:12–14; Acts 13:52
- 18 2 Corinthians 3:14; Acts 22:16; Acts 2:38; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Acts 13:37–38
- 19 Acts 26:20; 1 Samuel 30:12; Galatians 1:17; Ecclesiastes 9:7; Acts 27:33–36
- 20 John 20:28; Galatians 2:20; Galatians 1:23–24; 1 John 4:14–15; John 20:31
- 21 Acts 8:3; Acts 9:13–14; 2 Thessalonians 1:10; Matthew 13:54–55; Galatians 1:13–24
- 22 Acts 18:5; Luke 21:15; Isaiah 40:29; Acts 18:27–28; 1 Corinthians 1:27
- 23 Galatians 1:17–18; 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16; Acts 14:19; Acts 13:50; Matthew 10:16–23
- 24 2 Corinthians 11:32; Acts 25:3; Acts 20:19; Acts 20:3; Psalm 21:11
- 25 2 Corinthians 11:33; Joshua 2:15; 1 Samuel 19:11–12
- 26 Acts 26:20; Galatians 1:17–19; Acts 4:23; Acts 9:19; Acts 22:17–20
- 27 Acts 4:36; Acts 4:29; Ephesians 6:19–20; Acts 4:13; Acts 15:25–26
- 28 Acts 1:21; Psalm 121:8; 1 Kings 3:7; Numbers 27:16–17; 2 Samuel 5:2
- 29 Acts 6:1; Acts 11:20; Jude 9; 2 Corinthians 11:26; Acts 17:17
- 30 Acts 9:11; Acts 11:25; Acts 8:40; Galatians 1:21; Acts 17:15
- 31 Psalm 111:10; John 14:16–18; Isaiah 33:6; Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 14:26–27
- 32 Acts 9:13; Acts 8:25; Proverbs 2:8; Acts 9:41; Romans 1:7
- 33 Luke 13:16; John 9:1; Acts 14:8; Mark 9:21; Acts 4:22
- 34 Matthew 9:6; Acts 3:12; Acts 3:6; Acts 16:18; Matthew 9:28–30
- 35 Acts 11:21; 1 Chronicles 5:16; Acts 9:42; Isaiah 35:2; Psalm 22:27
- 36 Titus 2:7; Titus 3:8; 2 Chronicles 2:16; Hebrews 13:21; Acts 10:31
- 37 Acts 1:13; Acts 20:8; Mark 14:15; John 11:36–37; John 11:3–4
- 38 Acts 9:36; Acts 11:26; Acts 9:32; 2 Kings 4:28–30
- 39 1 Thessalonians 1:3; Proverbs 31:30–31; Proverbs 10:7; Ephesians 4:28; Matthew 25:36–39
- 40 Matthew 9:25; Mark 5:40–42; Luke 8:54; 2 Kings 4:32–36; Acts 7:60
- 41 Mark 1:31; Acts 6:1; Luke 7:12; Luke 7:15; 1 Kings 17:23
- 42 John 12:11; Acts 11:21; John 12:44; Acts 9:35; John 11:45
- 43 Acts 10:6; Acts 10:32
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What may be the reason that He neither drew any one of high authority and importance, nor caused such to be forthcoming for the purpose of instructing Paul?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
… persecuting His disciples, he persecuted his own Lord, and sent Ananias to him that he might recover his sight, and be baptized--"preached," it is said, "Jesus in the synagogues at Damascus, with all freedom of speech, that this is the Son of God, the Christ." This is the mystery which he says was made known to him by revelation, that …
… or perverting their nature, which Thou hast made and ordained, or by an immoderate use of things permitted, or in "burning" in things forbidden to that use which is against nature; or when convicted, raging with heart and voice against Thee, kicking against the pricks; or when, breaking through the pale of human society, they audaciously rejoice in private combinations …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
See, for example, how He Himself, the insulted one, discourses with us, both in the Old Testament, and in the New; in the one saying, "O my people, what have I done unto thee?" in the other, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me." And Paul too bids, "In meekness instruct those that oppose themselves." And Christ again, when His disciples …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
… come as a witness to what we say, he who in Damascus said to him, The Lord, even Jesus who appeared to thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)