Acts 9:19-23 in English

¹⁹ and he took food and was strengthened. And he was certain days with the disciples that were at Damascus.

²⁰ And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests.

²² But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²³ And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him:

¹⁹ And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

²⁰ And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

²² But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

²³ And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:

¹⁹ and he took food and was strengthened. And he was certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

²⁰ And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havock of them which called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests.

²² But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²³ And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him:

¹⁹ After Saul ate some food, he felt strong again. Saul stayed with the other believers in Damascus for several days.

²⁰ Right away Saul began to preach to people about Jesus in the Jewish meeting places in Damascus. He told them that Jesus is ◄the Son of/the man who is also► God.

²¹ And all the people who heard him preach were amazed. Various ones of them were saying, “◄ We(inc) can hardly believe that this is the same man who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem!/Is this really the same man who persecuted the believers in Jerusalem?► RHQ, MTY And we (inc) know that he has RHQ come here to seize us and take us to the chief priests in Jerusalem!”

²² But God enabled Saul to preach to many people even more convincingly. He was proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Messiah. So the Jewish leaders in Damascus could not think of anything ◄to refute what he said/to prove that what he said was not true►.

²³ Some time later, after Saul had left Damascus and then returned, the Jewish leaders SYN there plotted to kill him.

¹⁹ He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

²⁰ Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”

²² But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²³ When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

¹⁹ He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

²⁰ Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”

²² But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²³ When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

¹⁹ He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

²⁰ Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”

²² But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²³ When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

¹⁹ And when he had taken food his strength came back. And for some days he kept with the disciples who were in Damascus.

²⁰ And straight away, in the Synagogues, he was preaching Jesus as the Son of God.

²¹ And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.

²² But Saul went on increasing in power, and the Jews in Damascus were not able to give answers to the arguments by which he made it clear that Jesus was the Christ.

²³ Then, after some days, the Jews made an agreement together to put him to death:

¹⁹ and, having received food, got strength. And he was with the disciples who were in Damascus certain days.

²⁰ And straightway in the synagogues he preached Jesus that he is the Son of God.

²¹ And all who heard were astonished and said, Is not this he who destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name, and here was come for this purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

²² But Saul increased the more in power, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²³ Now when many days were fulfilled, the Jews consulted together to kill him.

¹⁹ And when he had taken meat, he was strengthened. And he was with the disciples that were at Damascus, for some days.

²⁰ And immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ And all that heard him, were astonished, and said: Is not this he who persecuted in Jerusalem those that called upon this name: and came hither for that intent, that he might carry them bound to the chief priests?

²² But Saul increased much more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, affirming that this is the Christ.

²³ And when many days were passed, the Jews consulted together to kill him.

¹⁹ And when he had received food, he was strengthened. Now Saul was with the disciples in Damascus for several days.

²⁰ And immediately in the synagogues he was proclaiming Christ, that He is the Son of God.

²¹ And all those who heard were astounded, and were saying, “Is this not the one who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?”

²² But Saul all the more was growing strong, and was confounding the Jews who were dwelling in Damascus, proving that Jesus was the Christ.

²³ Now when many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him.

¹⁹ and upon receiving food he was strengthened. So Saul was with the disciples in Damascus for a number of days.

²⁰ Immediately he started proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues, that He is the Son of the God.

²¹ Well, all who heard him were astounded and started saying: “Isn't this the one who tried to destroy, in Jerusalem, those who called on this name? Even here he had come with that purpose, that he might take them bound to the high priests.”

²² But Saul kept growing stronger and kept on confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus, proving that ‘This One is the Christ.’

²³ Now when a good many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him;

¹⁹ He also had something to eat and felt stronger. Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.

²⁰ He immediately started speaking in the synagogues, saying, “Jesus is the Son of God.”

²¹ All who heard him were amazed, and asked, “Isn't this the man who caused so much trouble in Jerusalem for those who believed in Jesus? Wasn't he coming here to have the believers arrested and taken in chains to the chief priests?”

²² Saul grew more and more confident, proving Jesus was the Messiah so convincingly that the Jews who lived in Damascus could not refute him.

²³ Some time later the Jews plotted together to kill him,

¹⁹ And receiued meate, and was strengthened. So was Saul certaine dayes with the disciples which were at Damascus.

²⁰ And straightway hee preached Christ in the Synagogues, that he was that Sonne of God,

²¹ So that all that heard him, were amased, and sayde, Is not this hee, that made hauocke of them which called on this Name in Hierusalem, and came hither for that intent, that hee should bring them bound vnto the hie Priests?

²² But Saul encreased the more in strength, and confounded the Iewes which dwelt at Damascus, confirming, that this was that Christ.

²³ And after that many dayes were fulfilled, the Iewes tooke counsell together, to kill him,

¹⁹ and when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

²⁰ And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

²² But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

²³ And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:

¹⁹ And having taken some food he was strengthened. And he was some days with the disciples in Damascus.

²⁰ And immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name? And he hath come hither for this purpose, that he may bring them bound to the chief priests.

²² But Saul gained still more strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²³ But after many days had passed, the Jews took counsel together to kill him;

¹⁹ and, after he had taken food, he felt his strength return. Saul stayed for some days with the disciples who were at Damascus,

²⁰ and at once began in the synagogues to proclaim Jesus as the Son of God.

²¹ All who heard him were amazed. “Is not this,” they asked, “the man who worked havoc in Jerusalem amongst those that invoke this name, and who had also come here for the express purpose of having such persons put in chains and taken before the chief priests?”

²² Saul's influence, however, kept steadily increasing, and he confounded the Jewish people who lived in Damascus by the proofs that he gave that Jesus was the Christ.

²³ After some time some of them laid a plot to kill Saul,

¹⁹ and, after he had taken food, he felt his strength return. Saul stayed for some days with the disciples who were at Damascus,

²⁰ and at once began in the synagogues to proclaim Jesus as the Son of God.

²¹ All who heard him were amazed. “Is not this,” they asked, “the man who worked havoc in Jerusalem among those that invoke this name, and who had also come here for the express purpose of having such persons put in chains and taken before the chief priests?”

²² Saul's influence, however, kept steadily increasing, and he confounded the Jewish people who lived in Damascus by the proofs that he gave that Jesus was the Christ.

²³ After some time some of them laid a plot to kill Saul,

¹⁹ Then he ate some food and he got strong again. Saul stayed in Damascus for a few days with the people that followed Jesus.

²⁰ Straight away he started talking to the Jews in their meeting places. He told them, “Jesus is God’s son.”

²¹ All the Jews that heard him were really shocked. They said, “Hey, this man has really changed. He’s the man that really hurt the people in Jerusalem that followed Jesus. And he came here to grab the people that follow Jesus here. He was going to tie them up with chains and take them back to the Jewish bosses in Jerusalem.”

²² But Saul told those people about Jesus, and he got better and better at talking to them. The Jews in Damascus argued with him, but he showed them that Jesus really is the man that God promised to send. Those Jews couldn’t show that he was wrong, and they got worried and upset.

²³ After that some Jews talked with each other about killing Saul. There was a big wall around that town with some gates in it. Every day and every night the Jews watched those gates. They thought they might see Saul going out of the town, and then they will catch him and kill him. But somebody told Saul about them.

¹⁹ and receaved meate and was comforted. Then was Saul a certayne daye with the disciples which were at Damasco.

²⁰ And streyght waye he preached Christ in the synagoges how that he was the sonne of God.

²¹ All that hearde him were amased and sayde: is not this he that spoyled the which called on this name in Ierusalem and came hyther for the entent that he shuld bringe the bounde vnto the hye prestes?

²² But Saul encreased in stregth and confounded the Iewes which dwelte at Damasco affirminge that this was very Christ.

²³ And after a good whyle the Iewes toke counsell to gether to kyll him.

¹⁹ and he ate and was strengthened. He stayed with the disciples in Damascus for several days.

²⁰ Right away he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying that he is the Son of God.

²¹ All who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who destroyed those in Jerusalem who called on this name? He has come here to take them bound to the chief priests.”

²² But Saul became more and more powerful, and he was causing distress among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

²³ After many days, the Jews planned together to kill him.

¹⁹ He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

²⁰ Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”

²² But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²³ When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

¹⁹ He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

²⁰ Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”

²² But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²³ When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

¹⁹ And when he had received food, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

²⁰ And immediately he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ But all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed them who called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

²² But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

²³ And after many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him.

¹⁹ He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

²⁰ Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Messiah, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”

²² But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Messiah.

²³ When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

¹⁹ He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

²⁰ Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Messiah, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”

²² But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Messiah.

²³ When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

¹⁹ And when he had taken meat, he was comforted. And he was by some days with the disciples, that were at Damascus.

²⁰ And anon, he entered into the synagogues, and preached the Lord Jesus, for this is the Son of God.

²¹ And all men that heard him, wondered, and said, Whether this is not he that impugned in Jerusalem them that called to help this name? and hither he came for this thing or hither for this thing he came, that he should lead them bound to the princes of priests?

²² But Saul much the more or much more waxed strong, and confounded the Jews that dwelled at Damascus, and affirmed that this is Christ.

²³ And when many days were ful filled, Jews made a counsel, that they should slay him.

¹⁹ And when he had taken meat, he was comforted, (or And when he had eaten some food, he was strengthened). And he was by some days with the disciples, that were at (or in) Damascus.

²⁰ And 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.

²¹ And all men that heard him, wondered, and said, Whether this is not he that impugned in Jerusalem them that called to help this name? and hither he came for this thing or and hither for this thing he came, that he should lead them bound (back) to the princes of (the) priests? (And everyone who heard him, wondered, and said, Is this not he who attacked those in Jerusalem who called on this name for help? and did he not come here for this purpose, that he would lead such believers bound and captive back to the high priests?)

²² But Saul much the more waxed strong or Forsooth Saul much more waxed strong, and confounded the Jews that dwelled at Damascus, and affirmed that this is Christ. (But Saul grew stronger, and confused the Jews who lived in Damascus, and affirmed that Jesus is the Messiah.)

²³ And when many days were ful filled, (the) Jews made a counsel, that they should slay him. (And after many days had passed, the Jews made a plan, that they would kill him.)

¹⁹ and having received nourishment, was strengthened, and Saul was with the disciples in Damascus certain days,

²⁰ and immediately in the synagogues he was preaching the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

²¹ And all those hearing were amazed, and said, 'Is not this he who laid waist in Jerusalem those calling on this name, and hither to this intent had come, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?'

²² And Saul was still more strengthened, and he was confounding the Jews dwelling in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²³ And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him,