From: ngninja@baptist.email   
      
   Bible Reading for November 16   
      
   Acts Chapter 9   
      
   1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the   
   disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,   
      
   2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he   
   found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring   
   them bound unto Jerusalem.   
      
   3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined   
   round about him a light from heaven:   
      
   4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul,   
   Saul, why persecutest thou me?   
      
   5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom   
   thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.   
      
   6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to   
   do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it   
   shall be told thee what thou must do.   
      
   7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a   
   voice, but seeing no man.   
      
   8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw   
   no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.   
      
   9 And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.   
      
   10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to   
   him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here,   
   Lord.   
      
   11 And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is   
   called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul,   
   of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,   
      
   12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting   
   his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.   
      
   13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how   
   much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:   
      
   14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that   
   call on thy name.   
      
   15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel   
   unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the   
   children of Israel:   
      
   16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.   
      
   17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his   
   hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared   
   unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest   
   receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.   
      
   18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and   
   he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.   
      
   19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul   
   certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.   
      
   20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the   
   Son of God.   
      
   21 But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that   
   destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither   
   for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?   
      
   22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews   
   which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.   
      
   23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to   
   kill him:   
      
   24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates   
   day and night to kill him.   
      
   25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in   
   a basket.   
      
   26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to   
   the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he   
   was a disciple.   
      
   27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared   
   unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to   
   him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.   
      
   28 And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.   
      
   29 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed   
   against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.   
      
   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.   
      
   37 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom   
   when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.   
      
   38 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard   
   that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he   
   would not delay to come to them.   
      
   39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought   
   him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and   
   shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.   
      
   40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and   
   turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes:   
   and when she saw Peter, she sat up.   
      
   41 And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called   
   the saints and widows, presented her alive.   
      
   42 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.   
      
   43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one   
   Simon a tanner.   
      
   Acts Chapter 10   
      
   1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of   
   the band called the Italian band,   
      
   2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave   
   much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.   
      
   3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel   
   of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.   
      
   4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord?   
   And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a   
   memorial before God.   
      
   5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:   
      
   6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he   
   shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.   
      
   7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called   
   two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited   
   on him continually;   
      
   8 And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to   
   Joppa.   
      
   9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the   
   city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:   
      
      
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