Acts 9:35

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Acts 9:35

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

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Saron

1 Chronicles 5:16

Turned

Bible References

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But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon's Portico.

The word of God continued to spread, the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.

This went on for two years, so that all who lived in the province of Asia, both Jews and Greeks, heard the word of the Lord.

Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.

Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen this? Can a country be brought forth in one day? Can a nation be born in a single moment? Yet as soon as Zion goes into labor she gives birth to sons!

Saron

They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its surrounding settlements, and in the pasturelands of Sharon to their very borders.

Turned

This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

"Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

In your distress when all these things happen to you in the latter days, if you return to the Lord your God and obey him

Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!

You Israelites! Return to the one against whom you have so blatantly rebelled!

(Nun) Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the Lord.

But you must return to your God, by maintaining love and justice, and by waiting for your God to return to you.

Return to the Lord and repent! Say to him: "Completely forgive our iniquity; accept our penitential prayer, that we may offer the praise of our lips as sacrificial bulls.

Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love -- often relenting from calamitous punishment.

He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

but when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed.

For people everywhere report how you welcomed us and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God