Acts 9:24
22 But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
25 One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
- KJV
- But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
- WEB
- but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,
- ASV
- but their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night that they might kill him:
- DARBY
- But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched also the gates both day and night, that they might kill him;
- BLB
- but their plot became known to Saul. And now they were closely watching the gates day and also night so that they might kill him.
- ÅB
- men Saulus fikk vite at de var etter ham. De voktet også portene dag og natt for å slå ham ihjel;
- OTB
- men deres plan ble kjent for Saulus. De voktet byportene dag og natt for å drepe ham.
- B1930
- men Saulus fikk vite at de efterstrebte ham. De voktet også portene dag og natt for å slå ham ihjel;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 11:32
In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
Read in contextActs 25:3
to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
Read in contextActs 20:19
I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
Read in contextActs 20:3
where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
Read in contextPsalms 21:11
Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
Read in contextActs 17:10–15
As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
Read in contextActs 23:30
When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
Read in contextActs 25:11
If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
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