Act 9:20-30 | ESV | STEP | And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues , saying , He is the Son of God .

Acts 9:20-30

20 And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, ^a“He is the Son of God.” 21 And all who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who ^bmade havoc ^cin Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?” 22 But Saul ^dincreased all the more in strength, and ^econfounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving ^fthat Jesus was the Christ.

Saul Escapes from Damascus

23 ^gWhen many days had passed, the Jews ^{▼▼The Greek word Ioudaioi refers specifically here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, who opposed the Christian faith in that time} plotted to kill him, 24 but their ⁱplot became known to Saul. ^jThey were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him, 25 but his disciples took him by night and ^klet him down through an opening in the wall, ^{▼▼Greek through the wall} lowering him in a basket.

Saul in Jerusalem

26 And ^mwhen he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple. 27 But ⁿBarnabas took him and ^obrought him to the apostles and declared to them ^phow on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and ^qhow at Damascus he had ^rpreached boldly in the name of Jesus. 28 So he went ^sin and out among them at Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. 29 And he spoke and disputed against ^tthe Hellenists. ^{▼▼That is, Greek-speaking Jews} But ^vthey were seeking to kill him. 30 And when ^wthe brothers learned this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off ^xto Tarsus.