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21 Then all who heard were amazed, and said, a“Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?”  
22 But Saul increased all the more in strength, aand confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this Jesus is the Christ.  

Saul Escapes Death

23 Now after many days were past, athe Jews plotted to kill him.  
24 aBut their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night, to kill him.  
25 Then the disciples took him by night and alet him down through the wall in a large basket.  

Saul at Jerusalem

26 And awhen Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.  
27 aBut Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. And he declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had spoken to him, band how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.  
28 So ahe was with them at Jerusalem, coming in and going out.  
29 And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed against the aHellenists, bbut they attempted to kill him.  
30 When the brethren found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him out to Tarsus.

The Church Prospers

31 aThen the1 churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were bedified. And walking in the cfear of the Lord and in the dcomfort of the Holy Spirit, they were emultiplied.  

Aeneas Healed

32 Now it came to pass, as Peter went athrough all parts of the country, that he also came down to the saints who dwelt in Lydda.  
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Acts 9:23

Acts 9:23 After that many days were fulfilled. A long period, probably at least three years. Luke's narrative is very condensed. He is not writing a history of Saul, but of the founding of the church. We learn from Paul that he spent at this time a long period in Arabia, and after this returned to Damascus (Galatians 1:16-18). It was at his return that this persecution broke out. The Jews took counsel to kill him. For additional information, see II Corinthians 11:32. At this time Damascus was in the temporary possession of Aretas, an Arabian potentate. Less scrupulous than the Roman rulers, he was willing to please Saul's Jewish enemies, who were numerous and influential, by putting him to death.




Other People's Commentary (NT) entries containing Acts 9:23:

Acts 9:23
2 Corinthians 11:26
2 Corinthians 11:32
Galatians 1:17

 

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