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26 (A)And when he came to Jerusalem, he was trying to associate with the disciples, [a]but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. 27 But (B)Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and recounted to them how he had (C)seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how (D)at Damascus he had (E)spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus. 28 So he was with them, [b]moving about freely in Jerusalem, (F)speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 And he was talking and arguing with the [c](G)Hellenistic Jews, but they were attempting to put him to death. 30 But when (H)the brothers learned of it, they brought him down to (I)Caesarea and (J)sent him away to (K)Tarsus.

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  1. Acts 9:26 Lit and
  2. Acts 9:28 Lit going in and going out
  3. Acts 9:29 Jews who adopted the Gr language and much of Gr culture through acculturation

26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the believers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe he had truly become a believer! 27 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the way to Damascus and how the Lord had spoken to Saul. He also told them that Saul had preached boldly in the name of Jesus in Damascus.

28 So Saul stayed with the apostles and went all around Jerusalem with them, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murder him. 30 When the believers[a] heard about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus, his hometown.

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  1. 9:30 Greek brothers.