Aeneas (Healed in Lydda)
The Paralytic Who Was Healed
Aeneas was a man in Lydda who had been bedridden and paralyzed for eight years. He was miraculously healed by the apostle Peter, and this miracle led many in Lydda and on the plain of Sharon to believe in the Lord.
Key events
Bedridden for Eight Years
Aeneas had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years in the city of Lydda, unable to move.
33There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, paralyzed.
εὗρεν δὲ ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπόν τινα ⸂ὀνόματι Αἰνέαν⸃ ἐξ ἐτῶν ὀκτὼ κατακείμενον ἐπὶ ⸀κραβάττου, ὃς ἦν παραλελυμένος.
Peter Heals Aeneas
The apostle Peter came to Lydda and said to Aeneas: 'Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed!' Immediately Aeneas got up.
34Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed." And immediately he got up.
καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος· Αἰνέα, ἰᾶταί σε Ἰησοῦς ⸀Χριστός· ἀνάστηθι καὶ στρῶσον σεαυτῷ· καὶ εὐθέως ἀνέστη.
The Healing Leads to Repentance
All who lived in Lydda and on the plain of Sharon saw the healed Aeneas, and they turned to the Lord.
35All who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
καὶ εἶδαν αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες Λύδδα καὶ τὸν ⸀Σαρῶνα, οἵτινες ἐπέστρεψαν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον.