Acts 9:35
in Acts 9and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
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ASV
And all that dwelt at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
KJV
And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord.
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This verse in Acts 9
Commentary
10 notes on this verseAnd all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron,.... Saron, which is here joined to Lydda, is the name of a fruitful country on the borders of the Mediterranean sea, between Joppa and Caesarea, beginning at Lydda. There were two countries in the land of Israel called Saron, as Jerom observes (n); there was one between Mount Tabor, and the lake of Tiberias; and there was another which reached from Caesarea of Palestine, to the town of Joppa; the former was inhabited by the Gadites, and was beyond Jordan, 1Ch 5:16 the other was on this side Jordan, near Lydda.
This site's exposition
he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda
on Acts 9:32-35
Peter passed throughout all quarters, a phrase describing a pastoral circuit rather than a single mission trip, and comes down to the saints at Lydda on the coastal plain, a town on the road between Jerusalem and Joppa. Eneas, who had kept his bed eight years sick of the palsy, is healed with the same formula Peter had used at the temple gate years before, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole, the credit placed on Christ's name rather than the apostle's own touch. All that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him and turned to the Lord, the healing serving the same evangelistic purpose signs and wonders serve everywhere else in the book.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord." For the man was notable.
"And having seen him," it says, "all that dwelt in Lydda, and Saron, turned unto the Lord." Observe everywhere the signs taking place. But let us so believe them, as if we were now beholding them.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Lydda was a large town, one day's journey from Jerusalem. It stood in the plain or valley of Sharon, which extended from Caesarea to Joppa, and was noted for its fruitfulness.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
And all - The mass, or body of the people. The affliction of the man had been long, and was probably well known; the miracle would be celebrated, and the effect was an extensive revival of religion. Saron - This was the champaign, or open country, usually mentioned by the name of “Sharon” in the Old Testament, 1 Ch Act 9:16; Act 27:29; Ca. Act 2:1; Isa 33:9. It was a region of extraordinary fertility, and the name was almost proverbial to denote “any country of great beauty and fertility.” Compare Isa 33:9; Isa 35:2; Isa 65:
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron--(or "Sharon," a rich vale between Joppa and Cæsarea). saw him, and turned to the Lord--that is, there was a general conversion in consequence.
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The Nineteenth Century3 voices
Upon the occasion of the regular hearers vacating their seats to allow strangers to fill the house. I MAY not hope that I shall see you all again, and so, as I have the opportunity of only preaching one sermon to you, I must make it as full as I can of the essence of the Gospel, from beginning to end. We have heard of a chaplain who preached in a jail, who selected a subject which he divided into two heads. The first part was the sinner's disease.
Upon the occasion of the regular hearers vacating their seats to allow strangers to fill the house. I MAY not hope that I shall see you all again, and so, as I have the opportunity of only preaching one sermon to you, I must make it as full as I can of the essence of the Gospel, from beginning to end. We have heard of a chaplain who preached in a jail, who selected a subject which he divided into two heads. The first part was the sinner's disease. This he took for his topic on one Sabbath and closed the sermon by saying that he would preach upon the sinner's remedy upon the following Sunday. Now, there were several of the prisoners hanged on Monday, according to the custom of the bad old times, so that they did not hear that part of the discourse which it was most necessary for them to hear. It would have been well to have told out the great news of salvation at once to men so near their end. And I think that in every sermon, if the preacher confines himself to one subject, and leaves out essential Gospel Truths under the notion that he will preach salvation by Jesus another day, he is very unwise, for some of his congregation may be dead and gone—alas, some of them lost—before he will have the opportunity of coming to the grand and all-important point, namely, the way of salvation! By the Grace of God we will not fall into that evil tonight! We will try to shoot at the very center of our target and preach the plan of salvation as completely as we can. And may God grant that His blessing may rest on it, the Holy Spirit working with it. I shall only preach this one sermon to some of you. You will, therefore, have the greater patience with me as I shall not inflict myself upon you again. But, if we are to have only one communication with each other, let us come to real practical business and waste no time.
All that dwelt in Lydda and Saron saw him - Saron was that champaign country that lay between Joppa and Lydda. The long affliction of this man had been well known; and his cure, consequently, became a subject of general examination: it was found to be real. It was known to have been performed by the grace and mercy of Christ; and the consequence of all this conviction was that all these people became Christians.
The words behind it
15 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| εἶδαν | eidan | saw | G1492 → | 374 times |
| αὐτὸν | auton | him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| πάντες | pantes | all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| οἱ | hoi | those | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| κατοικοῦντες | katoikountes | inhabiting | G2730 → | 44 times |
| Λύδδα | ludda | Lydda | G3069 → | 3 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τὸν | ton | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Σαρῶνα, | sarona | Sharon, | G4565 → | |
| οἵτινες | oitines | who | G3748 → | 144 times |
| ἐπέστρεψαν | epestrepsan | turned | G1994 → | 36 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | to | G1909 → | 883 times |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| κύριον.¶ | kurion | Lord. | G2962 → | 711 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
εἶδανsaw
eidanG1492 →374 times
αὐτὸνhim
autonG846 →5565 times
πάντεςall
pantesG3956 →1235 times
οἱthose
hoiG3588 →19766 times
κατοικοῦντεςinhabiting
katoikountesG2730 →44 times
ΛύδδαLydda
luddaG3069 →3 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τὸν<the>
tonG3588 →19766 times
Σαρῶνα,Sharon,
saronaG4565 →
οἵτινεςwho
oitinesG3748 →144 times
ἐπέστρεψανturned
epestrepsanG1994 →36 times
ἐπὶto
epiG1909 →883 times
τὸνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
κύριον.¶Lord.
kurionG2962 →711 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
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…
it leads to
- Isaiah 25:9
And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us…
- Isaiah 60:13
The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.
- Romans 10:15
And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
- Habakkuk 2:14
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
- Amos 9:13–15
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all…
- Isaiah 25:9
Through
1 Chronicles 5:16They lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its towns, and throughout the pasturelands of Sharon.
it leads to
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 27:29
Through
Acts 11:21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
it leads to
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About Acts
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1315: “Untitled Sermon” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentary upon the Acts of the Apostles; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 21; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament.