Acts 9:19-30

19and he took food and was strengthened.

Now 1for several days he was with 2the disciples who were in Damascus, 20and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus 3in the synagogues, 4saying, “He is 5the Son of God.” 21All those hearing him continued to be amazed, and were saying, “Is this not the one who in Jerusalem 6destroyed those who 7called on this name, and had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?” 22But Saul kept increasing in strength and confounding Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this Jesus is the 8Christ.

23When 9many days had elapsed, 10the Jews plotted together to do away with him, 24but 11their plot became known to Saul. 12They were also closely watching the gates day and night so that they might put him to death; 25but his disciples took him at night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a large basket.

2613When he came to Jerusalem, he tried repeatedly to associate with the disciples; and yet they were all afraid of him, as they did not believe that he was a disciple. 27But 14Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles and described to them how he had 15seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how 16he had 17spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus at Damascus. 28And he was with them, 18moving about freely in Jerusalem, 19speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord. 29And he was talking and arguing with the 2021Hellenistic Jews; but they were attempting to put him to death. 30Now when 22the 23brothers learned of it, they brought him down to 24Caesarea and 25sent him away to 26Tarsus.