Acts 9:19-20 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.… Henry Ward Beecher left college with no thought of the Church, was rather a wild youth, and, with two companions, followed the pioneers to the backwoods to shoot, hunt, and fish. In the midst of this wild life he happened to hear a Methodist minister, and the truth struck home to his heart. The effect was instantaneous. Like Saul, when he was struck down on his way to Damascus, his first question was, "What wilt Thou have me to do?" Beecher's enthusiastic nature admitted of nothing else. He sold his rod and gun for a horse, and began to move from place to place, preaching to the backwoodsmen. This was the beginning of Beecher's ministry. Parallel Verses KJV: And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.WEB: He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus. |
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