Acts 9:29

And he spake with heathen men, and disputed with Greeks (or And he spoke and disputed with the Greek-speaking Jews). And they sought to slay him.

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In The King James Version

And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

In Context

28And he was with them, and entered (in), and went out in Jerusalem, and did trustily in the name of Jesus.

30Which thing when the brethren had known, they led him by night to Caesarea, and let him go to Tarsus.

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Cross References

Acts 6:1But in those days, when the number of disciples increased, the Greeks grudged against the Hebrews, for that their widows were despised in every day’s ministering. (But in those days, when the number of disciples increased, the Greeks grumbled against the Hebrews, because their widows did not receive their portion of each day’s sharing, or of the daily distribution.)

Acts 9:20And anon, he entered into the synagogues, (or And at once, he went to the synagogues), and preached (about) the Lord Jesus, for this is the Son of God.

Acts 11:20But some of them were men of Cyprus, and of Cyrene; which when they had entered into Antioch, they spake to the Greeks, and preached the Lord Jesus.

Acts 18:19And he came to Ephesus, and there he left them (or and he departed from them there); and he went into the synagogue, and disputed with (the) Jews.

2 Corinthians 11:26in ways oft, in perils of floods (or in danger from rivers), in perils of thieves, in perils of kin, in perils of heathen men (or in danger from the Gentiles), in perils in [the] city, in perils in (the) desert, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren,

Jude 1:9When Michael, [the] archangel, disputed with the devil, and strove of Moses’ body, he was not hardy to bring in doom of blasphemy, but said, The Lord command to thee. (When the archangel Michael disputed with the Devil, and argued over Moses’ body, he was not so bold as to bring in the judgement of blasphemy, but instead said, The Lord shall command to thee!)

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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