Acts 9:28

Acts 9:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So he went in and out among them at Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he was with them at Jerusalem, coming in and going out.

Context of Acts 9:28

26After Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples. But everyone was afraid of him. They wouldn’t believe that he was a disciple. 27Then Barnabas took an interest in Saul and brought him to the apostles. Barnabas told the apostles how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that the Lord had spoken to him. Barnabas also told them how boldly Saul had spoken about the one named Jesus in the city of Damascus. Then Saul went throughout Jerusalem with the disciples. He spoke boldly with the power and authority of the Lord. 29He talked and argued with Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murder him. 30As soon as the disciples found out about this, they took Saul to Caesarea and sent him to Tarsus.

Acts 9:28 word by word

καὶ ἦν μετ᾽ αὐτῶν εἰσπορευόμενος καὶ ἐκπορευόμενος εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, παρρησιαζόμενος ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίουRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• coming inεἰσπορεύωeisporeuomai · to enterG1531
• going outἐκπορεύωekporeuomai · to departG1607
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419

Cross-references for Acts 9:28

• Acts 1:21He must be one of the men who accompanied Jesus with us the entire time that the Lord Jesus was among us.
• Numbers 27:16“Lord, you are the God who gives the breath of life to everyone. Please appoint someone over the community
• 2 Samuel 5:2“Even in the past when Saul ruled us, you were the one who led Israel in battle. The Lord has said to you, ‘You will be shepherd of my people Israel, the leader of Israel.’ ”
• 1 Kings 3:7“Lord my God, although I’m young and inexperienced, you’ve made me king in place of my father David.
• Psalms 121:8The Lord guards you as you come and go, now and forever.
• John 10:9I am the gate. Those who enter the sheep pen through me will be saved. They will go in and out of the sheep pen and find food.
• Galatians 1:18Then, three years later I went to Jerusalem to become personally acquainted with Cephas. I stayed with him for fifteen days.

Commentaries on Acts 9:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28He was with them coming in and going out - Freely conversing and associating with them; but this seems to have continued only fifteen days. See Galatians 1:18.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28And he was with them … - That is, he was admitted to their friendship, and recognized as a Christian and an apostle. The time during which he then remained at Jerusalem was, however, only fifteen days, Galatians 1:18.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. 26-28When Saul arrived in Jerusalem: The believers did not trust him at first. This was understandable. He had recently attacked and imprisoned Christians (8:3; 9:1, 13; 22:3, 4; 26:9–11). Barnabas helped him. Barnabas, whose name means “Son of Encouragement” (4:36), brought Saul to the apostles. He told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road to Damascus. He also explained how Saul had preached boldly in the name of Jesus there. Barnabas convinced the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-2928-29. And he was with them, coming in and going out at Jerusalem--for fifteen days, lodging with Peter (Ga 1:18).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 9:28

• Paul
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In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Authority
• Confound
• Forthwith
• Kick
• Paul
• Acts of the Apostles
• Foreship
• Going; Goings
• Keys, Power of the

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