19 and after[a] taking food, he regained his strength. And he was with the disciples in Damascus several days.

Saul Proclaims Christ in Damascus

20 And immediately he began proclaiming[b] Jesus in the synagogues: “This one is the Son of God!” 21 And all who heard him[c] were amazed, and were saying, “Is this not the one who was wreaking havoc in Jerusalem on those who call upon this name, and had come here for this reason, that he could bring them tied up[d] to the chief priests?” 22 But Saul was increasing in strength even more, and was confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by[e] proving that this one is the Christ.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 9:19 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“taking”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Acts 9:20 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began proclaiming”)
  3. Acts 9:21 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Acts 9:21 Or figuratively “bring them under arrest”
  5. Acts 9:22 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“proving”) which is understood as means
  6. Acts 9:22 Or “Messiah”

19 and kai taking lambanō food trophē, he was strengthened enischuō. And de he was ginomai with meta the ho disciples mathētēs in en Damascus Damaskos for several tis days hēmera. 20 And kai right eutheōs away he began proclaiming kēryssō Jesus Iēsous in en the ho synagogues synagōgē, · ho that hoti this houtos man is eimi the ho Son hyios of ho God theos. 21 And de all pas who ho heard akouō him were astonished existēmi and kai said legō, “ Is eimi not ou this houtos the ho man who in eis Jerusalem Ierousalēm was trying to destroy portheō those ho who called epikaleō on · ho this houtos name onoma? And kai has he erchomai not come erchomai here hōde for eis the very houtos purpose of hina bringing agō them autos bound deō before epi the ho chief archiereus priests ?” 22 But de Saul Saulos became more mallon and more capable endynamoō, and kai threw syncheō into confusion the ho Jews Ioudaios who ho lived katoikeō in en Damascus Damaskos by proving symbibazō that hoti this houtos man Jesus is eimi the ho Christ Christos.

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