21 And all who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who (A)made havoc (B)in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?” 22 But Saul (C)increased all the more in strength, and (D)confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving (E)that Jesus was the Christ.

Saul Escapes from Damascus

23 (F)When many days had passed, the Jews[a] plotted to kill him, 24 but their (G)plot became known to Saul. (H)They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him, 25 but his disciples took him by night and (I)let him down through an opening in the wall,[b] lowering him in a basket.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 9:23 The Greek word Ioudaioi refers specifically here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, who opposed the Christian faith in that time
  2. Acts 9:25 Greek through the wall

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