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)

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26 When Saul[a] arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they all were afraid of him because they wouldn’t believe he was a disciple. 27 Barnabas, however, introduced Saul[b] to the apostles, telling them how on the road Saul[c] had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him, and how courageously he had spoken in the name of Jesus in Damascus. 28 So he freely circulated[d] among them in Jerusalem, speaking courageously in the name of the Lord. 29 He kept talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews, but they were bent on murdering him. 30 When the brothers found out about the plot,[e] they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 9:26 Lit. he
  2. Acts 9:27 Lit. him
  3. Acts 9:27 Lit. he
  4. Acts 9:28 Lit. he went in and out
  5. Acts 9:30 Lit. about it