Acts 9:24
But their laying in wait was made known to Saul. And they watched the gates also day and night, that they might kill him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
In Context
23And when many days were passed, the Jews consulted together to kill him.
Cross References
Psalms 21:11Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth: and their seed from among the children of men.
Proverbs 24:15Lie not in wait, nor seek after wickedness in the house of the just, nor spoil his rest.
Acts 14:5And when there was an assault made by the Gentiles and the Jews with their rulers, to use them contumeliously, and to stone them:
Acts 20:3Where, when he had spent three months, the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria; so he took a resolution to return through Macedonia.
Acts 23:12And when day was come, some of the Jews gathered together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither eat, nor drink, till they killed Paul.
Acts 25:3Requesting favour against him, that he would command him to be brought to Jerusalem, laying wait to kill him in the way.
Matthew Henry on Acts 9:24-32
The Jews Plot to Kill Saul; Saul Is Received by the Apostles; Prosperity of the Church. 23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him: 24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him. 25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket. 26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. 27 But… Read the whole commentary →