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Acts 9:20

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18 At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,

19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.

Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”

21 All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

22 But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

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BSB
Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
KJV
And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
WEB
Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.
ASV
And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.
DARBY
And straightway in the synagogues he preached Jesus that *he* is the Son of God.
BLB
And immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God.
ÅB
Og straks forkynte han Jesus i synagogene, at han er Guds Sønn.
OTB
Uten forsinkelse begynte han å forkynne Jesus i synagogene, og erklærte: "Han er Guds Sønn."
B1930
Og straks forkynte han Jesus i synagogene, at han er Guds Sønn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 20:28

    Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”

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  • Galatians 2:20

    I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

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  • Galatians 1:23–24

    They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

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  • 1 John 4:14–15

    And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.

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  • John 20:31

    But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.

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  • Romans 1:4

    and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

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  • Acts 9:27–28

    Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.

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  • Matthew 26:63–66

    But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

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