KJV King James Version
And there he found a certain man named AEneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
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Acts 9:33
And there he found a certain man named AEneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
WEB World English Bible
There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, because he was paralyzed.
ASV American Standard Version
And there he found a certain man named Æneas, who had kept his bed eight years; for he was palsied.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he found there a certain man, Aeneas by name—for eight years laid upon a couch—who was paralytic,
Surrounding context — Acts 9
30 [Which] when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all [quarters], he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
33 And there he found a certain man named AEneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.
34 And Peter said unto him, AEneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.
35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
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εὗρενG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetδὲG1161 · dethenἐκεῖG1563 · ekeithereἄνθρωπόνG444 · anthrōposa humanτιναG5100 · tisoneὀνόματιG3686 · onomanameΑἰνέανG132 · AineasAeneasἐξG1537 · ekout fromἐτῶνG2094 · etosyearὀκτὼG3638 · oktōeightκατακείμενονG2621 · katakeimaito reclineἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstκραβάττουG2895 · krabbatosbedὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichἦνG1510 · eimito beπαραλελυμένος.G3886 · paraluōto paralyze
Cross-references
Luke 13:16And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?John 9:21But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.John 9:1And as [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man which was blind from [his] birth.Acts 14:8And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:Mark 2:3-11And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.Acts 3:2And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;John 5:5And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.Acts 4:22For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.Mark 9:21And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.Mark 5:25And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
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