And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
Peter was traveling through the region visiting the believers, and he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda. Lydda was near Joppa, where Dorcas lived. Dorcas was a worthy disciple of Jesus whose good deeds made her greatly beloved, her life filled with acts of kindness as she freely ministered to the poor and the sorrowful, knowing who needed comfortable clothing and who needed sympathy, with skillful fingers more active than her tongue. While at Lydda he healed Aeneas, who had been confined to bed with palsy for eight years.
The healing was done in the name of Jesus Christ, and Aeneas rose immediately. After seeing it, the people of Lydda and Saron turned to the Lord. His ministry at Lydda included marvelous cures, and news of those cures reached nearby Joppa and led the believers there to ask him to come. This visit at Lydda establishes the setting for messengers from Joppa to seek his help when Dorcas died.
Peter was traveling through the region visiting the believers, and he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda. Lydda was near Joppa, where Dorcas lived. Dorcas was a worthy disciple of Jesus whose good deeds made her greatly beloved, her life filled with acts of kindness as she freely ministered to the poor and the sorrowful, knowing who needed comfortable clothing and who needed sympathy, with skillful fingers more active than her tongue. While at Lydda he healed Aeneas, who had been confined to bed with palsy for eight years.
The healing was done in the name of Jesus Christ, and Aeneas rose immediately. After seeing it, the people of Lydda and Saron turned to the Lord. His ministry at Lydda included marvelous cures, and news of those cures reached nearby Joppa and led the believers there to ask him to come. This visit at Lydda establishes the setting for messengers from Joppa to seek his help when Dorcas died.