Acts 9:42

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And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

And all the inhabitants of Lydda and Saron saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

the strong hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number believed and turned to the Lord.

This came to the ears of all the inhabitants of Ephesus, Jews as well as Greeks; awe fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

When Jesus heard it, he said, "This illness is not to end in death; the end of it is the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby."

since it was owing to him that a number of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.