Acts 9:31-35·~1 min

The Healing of Aeneas

The church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experiences peace, is built up, lives in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, and grows in number.

T³¹hen 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 travels among the saints, he comes to Lydda and finds Aeneas, who has been bedridden and paralyzed for eight years. Peter tells him that Jesus Christ heals him, Aeneas rises at once, and all in Lydda and Sharon who see him turn to the Lord.

³²As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda. ³³There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years. ³⁴“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up, ³⁵and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

Section summaryWith Saul sent away, the narrative widens again to the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria living in peace, fear of the Lord, and the Spirit's encouragement. As Peter travels among the saints, he heals Aeneas in Lydda, and many in the surrounding area turn to the Lord.

Role in the chapterThis section provides a quiet interval of strengthening and shifts the focus back to Peter. The church grows not only through dramatic turning but through ordinary peace and visible mercy.