Acts 9:26-31

Christian Standard Bible

Saul in Jerusalem

²⁶ When he arrived in Jerusalem,^(A) he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, since they did not believe he was a disciple. ²⁷ Barnabas, however, took him and brought him to the apostles and explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that the Lord had talked to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly^(B) in the name of Jesus.^{(C) 28} Saul was coming and going with them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. ²⁹ He conversed and debated with the Hellenistic Jews, but they tried to kill him.^{(D) 30} When the brothers found out, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.^(E)

The Church’s Growth

³¹ So the church^(F) throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.