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Acts 9:33
There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
from The Healing of Aeneas, Acts 9:31-35
What it says

There Peter finds a man named Aeneas who has been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.

What it is doing

It introduces the need that Peter meets.

In context

31Then 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. 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.