Acts 9:30

Acts 9:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
• New International Version (NIV)When the believers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the brothers learned this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the brethren found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him out to Tarsus.

Context of Acts 9:30

28So he was with them, moving around freely [as one among them] in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord. 29He was talking and arguing with the Hellenists (Greek-speaking Jews); but they were attempting to kill him. When the brothers found out [about the plot], they brought him down to Caesarea [Maritima] and sent him off to Tarsus [his home town]. 31So the church throughout Judea and Galilee and Samaria enjoyed peace [without persecution], being built up [in wisdom, virtue, and faith]; and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort and encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it continued to grow [in numbers]. 32Now as Peter was traveling throughout the land, he went down to [visit] the saints (God’s people) who lived at Lydda.

Acts 9:30 word by word

ἐπιγνόντες δὲ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ κατήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς Καισάρειαν καὶ ἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτὸν εἰς Ταρσόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• whenδέde · thenG1161
• the brethrenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• knewἐπιγινώσκωepiginōskō · to come to knowG1921
• they broughtκατάγωkatagō · to bring downG2609
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• CesareaΚαισάρειαKaisareia · CaesareaG2542
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• sentἐξαποστέλλωexapostellō · to send out/awayG1821
• TarsusΤαρσόςTarsos · TarsusG5019

Cross-references for Acts 9:30

• Acts 9:24but their plot became known to Saul. They were also watching the city’s gates day and night so they could kill him;
• Acts 17:10The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea; and when they arrived, they entered the Jewish synagogue.
• Matthew 10:23“When they persecute you in one city [because of your faith in Me], flee to the next; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, you will not finish going through all the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
• Acts 8:40But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he preached the good news [of salvation] to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea [Maritima].
• Matthew 16:13Now when Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
• Acts 9:11And the Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight, and ask at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul; for he is praying [there],
• Acts 11:25And Barnabas left for Tarsus to search for Saul;

Commentaries on Acts 9:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30They brought him down to Caesarea - Calmet contends that this was Caesarea of Palestine, and not Caesarea Philippi; it being his opinion, and indeed that of others, that where this word occurs without any addition, in the New Testament, Caesarea of Palestine is meant, and not Caesarea Philippi. See on Acts 8:40; (note). Sent him forth to Tarsus - This was his own city; and it was right that he should proclaim to his own countrymen and relatives that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30To Cesarea - See the notes on Acts 8:40. And sent him forth to Tarsus - This was his native city. See the notes on Acts 9:11. It was in Cilicia, where Paul doubtless preached the gospel, Galatians 1:21, “Afterward I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-31Verses 23-31 When we enter into the way of God, we must look for trials; but the Lord knows how to deliver the godly, and will, with the temptation, also make a way to escape. Though Saul's conversion was and is a proof of the truth of Christianity, yet it could not, of itself, convert one soul at enmity with the truth; for nothing can produce true faith, but that power which new-creates the heart. Believers are apt to be too suspicious of those against…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30After the Christians heard about the plot, they sent Saul away again (see 9:25). This time he went to Tarsus, his hometown, the capital of Cilicia (see 21:39; 22:3; 23:34; compare Galatians 1:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. they brought him down to Cæsarea--on the coast (see on Ac 8:40); accompanying him thus far. But Paul had another reason than his own apprehension for quitting Jerusalem so soon. "While he was praying in the temple, he was in a trance," and received express injunctions to this effect. (See on Ac 22:17-21). and sent him forth to Tarsus--In Ga 1:21 he himself says of this journey, that he "came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia"; from which it is…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 9:30

• Caesarea
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Syria
• Tarsus

In the dictionaries

• Tarsus
• Authority
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• Cilicia
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• Acts of the Apostles
• Caesarea
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Commentaries on Acts 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings