Acts 9:24

Acts 9:24

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.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Plot (epiboulh). Old word for a plan (boulh) against (epi) one. In the N.T. only in Acts (Acts 9:24; Acts 20:3, Acts 20:19; Acts 23:30).

They watched (parethrounto). Imperfect middle indicative of parathrew, common verb in late Greek for watching beside (para) or insidiously or on the sly as in Luke 6:7, they kept on watching by day and night to kill him. In II Corinthians 11:32 Paul says that the Ethnarch of Aretas "kept guard" (efrourei, imperfect active of frourew) to seize him. Probably the Jews obtained the consent of the Ethnarch and had him appoint some of them as guards or watchers at the gate of the city.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 9:24:**

Acts 9:23
Acts 9:24
Acts 12:2
Acts 20:3
2 Corinthians 11:32
Galatians 3:23
Philippians 4:7
1 Peter 1:5

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