Acts 9:24

Translations

Modern

…but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

Traditional

But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

Literal

…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.

Latin

Notæ autem factæ sunt Saulo insidiæ eorum. Custodiebant autem et portas die ac nocte, ut eum interficerent.

Original

Greek

English

…but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

Notes

Acts 9:22–25

The people who heard Saul were confused and surprised. Even so, Saul clearly showed from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah. His arguments were so strong that the Jews in Damascus who did not believe could not answer him.

This continued for some time (see Galatians 1:18). The people who heard Saul were confused and surprised. Even so, Saul clearly showed from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah. His arguments were so strong that the Jews in Damascus who did not believe could not answer him.

This continued for some time in 2 Corinthians 11:32–33.

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) Simon Peter Encounters with Jesus Following Jesus Persecution

Events

Saul proclaims Jesusc. AD 38

Related verses

2 Corinthians 11:32
In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me.
Acts 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.
Acts 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.
Acts 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.
Acts 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!”
Acts 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.
Psalm 21:11
Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.
Acts 14:5–6
But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,
Judges 16:2–3
When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.”
Psalm 37:32–33
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Acts 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.
Acts 23:12–21
When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

People

Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistles

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of the Acts of the Apostles Damascus Paul the Apostle Peter, the Apostle

Topics

Christian Minister: Persecution: Paul Paul is Persecuted by the Jews Paul: Persecutions Endured By Religious Zeal: Exemplified by Paul Syria: Paul Goes To, with Letters to Apprehend the Christians Walls of Cities: Persons Let Down From

Acts 9:24

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