Acts 9:26

And he went to Jerusalem; and he wished to join himself with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

25Then the disciples placed him in a basket, and let him down from the wall by night.

27But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the legates, and related to them how the Lord appeared to him in the way, and how he conversed with him; and how, in Damascus, he had discoursed openly in the name of Jesus.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:17And beware of men; for they will deliver you over to the tribunals, and will scourge you in their synagogues.

Acts 4:23And when they were dismissed, they went to their brethren, and told them all that the priests and Elders had said.

Acts 22:17And I returned and came hither to Jerusalem. And I prayed in the temple.

Galatians 1:17nor did I go to Jerusalem, to them who were legates before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus:

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 →

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