Acts 9:26-31

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²⁶ When he got back to Jerusalem he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. ²⁷ But Barnabas took him, brought him to the apostles, and explained to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.

²⁸ He was with them in Jerusalem, coming and going and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. ²⁹ He spoke, as well, to the Hellenists, who tried to kill him. ³⁰ But the family heard of it and took him down to Caesarea. There they sent him off to Tarsus.

³¹ So the church in all Judaea, Galilee and Samaria found itself at peace. It was built up and gained in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the holy spirit.