Acts 9:35

Modern

…and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

Traditional

And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.

Literal

…and all those inhabiting Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

Latin

Et viderunt eum omnes qui habitabant Lyddæ et Saronæ: qui conversi sunt ad Dominum.

Greek

English

…and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

These verses describe Peter’s traveling ministry in Judea, especially in towns along the seacoast. As he traveled, God gave him power to do miracles. Peter healed a man named Aeneas and raised a woman named Dorcas from the dead.
Jesus had promised that his disciples would do such works (John 14:12).
Luke often tells stories in pairs. For example, he tells of a man being healed and then a woman being healed (see Luke 13:10–17; 14:1–6). In this passage, Peter heals both a man and a woman.
The people in that area were deeply affected by these miracles. Many people turned to the Lord and believed (Acts 9:35, 42).

Theme notes and profiles

Acts 11:21
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
Acts 9:42
This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
1 Chronicles 5:16
They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and throughout the pasturelands of Sharon.
Isaiah 35:2
It 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.
1 Chronicles 27:29
Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon. Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.
2 Corinthians 3:16
But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
Psalm 22:27
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
Hosea 12:6
But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.
Isaiah 33:9
The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is ashamed and decayed. Sharon is like a desert; Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves.
Hosea 14:2
Bring 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.
Lamentations 3:40
Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
Isaiah 65:10
Sharon will become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds, for My people who seek Me.

Lod: A city in Benjamin; home of Aeneas healed by Peter Sharon: Coastal plain known for its beauty and fertility