The Road to Damascus
(Acts 22:1–21; Acts 26:1–23)

1And Saul yet breathyng out threatnings and slaughter agaynst the disciples of ye Lord, went vnto ye hie priest, 2And desired of him letters to carrye to Damascus, to the synagogues: that yf he founde any of this waye, whether they were men or women, he myght bryng them bounde vnto Hierusalem. 3And when he iourneyed, it came to passe, that as he was come nye to Damascus, sodenly there shyned rounde about hym a lyght from heauen: 4And he fell to the earth, and hearde a voyce saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5And he sayde: Who art thou Lorde? And the Lorde said: I am Iesus who thou persecutest, It is harde for thee to kicke agaynst the prickes.

6And he both tremblyng and astonyed, sayde: Lord, what wylt thou haue me to do? And the Lorde sayde vnto hym: Aryse, and go into the citie, and it shalbe tolde thee what thou must do. 7The men also which iourneyed with him, stoode amased, hearing a voyce, but seyng no man. 8And Saul arose from the earth, and when he opened his eyes, he sawe no man: But they ledde him by the hande, and brought hym into Damascus. 9And he was three dayes without syght, and neither dyd eate nor drynke.

Ananias Baptizes Saul

10And there was a certayne disciple at Damascus, named Ananias: & to him sayde the Lorde in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold I am here Lorde. 11And the Lorde sayde vnto hym: aryse, and go into the streate, whiche is called strayght, and seeke in the house of Iudas, after one called Saul, of Tarsus: for beholde he prayeth, 12And hath seene in a vision a man named Ananias commyng in to hym, and puttyng his handes on hym, that he myght receaue his syght. 13Then Ananias aunswered: Lorde, I haue heard by many, of this man, how much euyll he hath done to thy saintes, at Hierusalem. 14And here he hath aucthoritie of ye hye priestes, to bynde all yt call on thy name. 15The Lord sayde vnto hym: Go thy way, for he is a chosen vessell vnto me, to beare my name before the gentiles, & kynges, and the chyldren of Israel. 16For I wyl shew hym how great thinges he must suffer for my names sake. 17And Ananias went his way, and entred into the house, and put his handes on hym, and sayde: Brother Saul, the Lorde (euen Iesus that appeared vnto thee in the waye as thou camest) hath sent me, that thou myghtest receaue thy syght, & be fylled with the holy ghost. 18And immediatly there fell from his eyes as it had ben scales, & he receaued syght foorthwith, and arose, and was baptized, 19And receaued meate, and was comforted. Then was Saul certaine dayes with the disciples whiche were at Damasco.

Saul Preaches at Damascus

20And strayghtway he preached Christe in the synagogues, that he was ye sonne of God. 21But all that hearde hym, were amased, and sayde: Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Hierusalem, and came hyther for that intent, that he myght bryng the bounde vnto the hye priestes? 22But Saule increased the more in strength, and confounded the Iewes whiche dwelt at Damasco, affirmyng that this was very Christe.

The Escape from Damascus

23And after that many dayes were fulfilled, the Iewes toke counsell together to kyll hym. 24But their laying awayte was knowen of Saule. And they watched ye gates day and nyght to kyll hym. 25Then the disciples toke him by night, and put hym through the wall, and let hym downe in a basket.

Saul in Jerusalem

26And when Saule was come to Hierusalem, he assayde to couple hym selfe to the disciples: but they were all afrayde of hym, & beleued not that he was a disciple. 27But Barnabas toke hym, & brought hym to the Apostles, and declared to them howe he had seene the Lorde in the way, & that he had spoken to hym, and howe he had done boldely at Damasco in the name of Iesu. 28And he had his conuersation with the at Hierusalem, 29Speakyng boldly in the name of the Lorde Iesu. And he spake and disputed agaynst the Grekes: but they went about to slea hym. 30Which whe the brethren knewe, they brought hym to Cesarea, and sent hym foorth to Tarsus.

The Healing of Aeneas

31Then had the Churches rest throughout all Iurie, and Galilee, and Samaria, and were edified, and walked in the feare of the Lorde, & multiplied by the comfort of the holy ghost.

32And it came to passe, as Peter walked throughout all quarters, he came also to the Saintes which dwelt at Lydda. 33And there he founde a certayne man, named Eneas, which had kept his bed eyght yeres, & was sicke of the paulsie. 34And Peter sayde vnto hym, Eneas, Iesus Christe make thee whole: aryse, and make thy bedde. And he arose immediatly. 35And all that dwelt at Lydda, and Saron sawe hym, and turned to the Lorde.

The Raising of Tabitha
(John 11:38–44)

36There was also at Ioppa a certayne woman, a disciple, named Tabitha, which by interpretatio is called Dorcas: the same was full of good workes and almes deedes, which she dyd. 37And it came to passe in those dayes that she was sicke, and dyed: Whom when they had wasshed, they layde her in an vpper chamber: 38And forasmuch as Lydda was nye to Ioppa, and the disciples hadde hearde that Peter was there, they sent vnto hym two men, desyryng hym that he woulde not be greeued to come vnto them. 39Then Peter arose, & came with them, and when he was come, they brought hym into the vpper chamber: And all the wydowes stoode rounde about him weepyng, and shewyng the coates and garmentes which Dorcas made whyle she was with them. 40And Peter put them all foorth, and kneled downe, and prayed, and turned hym to the body, and sayde: Tabitha aryse. And she opened her eyes, and when she sawe Peter, she sate vp. 41And he gaue her the hande, and lyfte her vp: and when he hadde called the saintes and wydowes, he deliuered her alyue. 42And it was knowen throughout all Ioppa, & many beleued in the Lorde. 43And it came to passe, that he taryed many dayes in Ioppa, with one Simo a tanner.