32 While Peter was travelling from place to place, he visited the Lord's followers who lived in the town of Lydda.
33 There he met a man named Aeneas, who for eight years had been sick in bed and could not move.
34 Peter said to Aeneas, “Jesus Christ has healed you! Get up and make up your bed.” Straight away he stood up.
35 Many people in the towns of Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas and became followers of the Lord.
36 In Joppa there was a follower named Tabitha. Her Greek name was Dorcas, which means “deer”. She was always doing good things for people and had given much to the poor.
37 But she became ill and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room.
38 Joppa wasn't far from Lydda, and the followers heard that Peter was there. They sent two men to say to him, “Please come with us as quickly as you can!”