Acts 9:19-22
Legacy Standard Bible
19 and he took food and was strengthened.
Saul Begins to Preach Christ
Now (A)for several days he was with (B)the disciples who were at Damascus, 20 and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus (C)in the synagogues, [a]saying, “He is (D)the Son of God.” 21 And all those hearing him continued to be astounded, and were saying, “Is this not the one who in Jerusalem (E)destroyed those that (F)called on this name, and who had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?” 22 But Saul kept increasing in strength and confounding the Jews who lived at Damascus by proving that this One is the [b]Christ.
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Acts 9:19-22
Lexham English Bible
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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- Acts 9:19 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“taking”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 9:20 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began proclaiming”)
- Acts 9:21 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 9:21 Or figuratively “bring them under arrest”
- Acts 9:22 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“proving”) which is understood as means
- Acts 9:22 Or “Messiah”
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