26 (A)When he came to Jerusalem, he tried repeatedly to associate with the disciples; and yet they were all afraid of him, as they did not believe that he was a disciple. 27 But (B)Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles and described to them how he had (C)seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how (D)he had (E)spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus at Damascus. 28 And he was with them, [a]moving about freely in Jerusalem, (F)speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 And he was talking and arguing with the [b](G)Hellenistic Jews; but they were attempting to put him to death. 30 Now when (H)the [c]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 9:28 Lit going in and going out
  2. Acts 9:29 Jews who adopted the Gr language and much of Gr culture through acculturation
  3. Acts 9:30 I.e., disciples

Saul in Jerusalem

26 And when he[a] arrived in Jerusalem, he was attempting to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they[b] did not believe that he was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas took him and[c] brought him[d] to the apostles and related 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 And he was going in and going out among them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 And he was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews,[e] but they were trying to do away with him. 30 And when[f] the brothers found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 9:26 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“arrived”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Acts 9:26 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“believe”) which is understood as causal
  3. Acts 9:27 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
  4. Acts 9:27 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  5. Acts 9:29 Literally “Hellenists”
  6. Acts 9:30 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“found out”) which is understood as temporal