Acts 9:35
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.”
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BSBPD
“and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And all that dwelt at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and all those dwelling at Lydda, and Saron saw him, and did turn to the Lord.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Acts 9:35 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 4:30When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice.
- 1 Chronicles 5:16They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and throughout the pasturelands of Sharon.
- 1 Chronicles 27:29Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon. Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Psalms 110:3Your people shall be willing on Your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, from the womb of the dawn, to You belongs the dew of Your youth.
- Isaiah 31:6Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.
- Isaiah 33:9The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
- Isaiah 35:2It will bloom profusely and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon. They will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
- Isaiah 65:10Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.
- Isaiah 66:8Who has heard of such as this? Who has seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be delivered in an instant? Yet as soon as Zion was in labor, she gave birth to her children.
- Lamentations 3:40Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
- Hosea 12:6But you must return to your God, maintaining love and justice, and always waiting on your God.
- Hosea 14:2Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.
- Joel 2:13So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
- Luke 1:16Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
- Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
- Acts 5:12The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
- Acts 6:7So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
- Acts 9:42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
- Acts 11:21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
- Acts 15:19It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.
- Acts 19:10This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
- Acts 19:20So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
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