Acts 9:20-30

20and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus 1in the synagogues, 2saying, “He is 3the Son of God.” 21All those hearing him continued to be amazed, and were saying, “Is this not the one who in Jerusalem 4destroyed those who 5called 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 6Christ.

23When 7many days had elapsed, 8the Jews plotted together to do away with him, 24but 9their plot became known to Saul. 10They 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.

2611When 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 12Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles and described to them how he had 13seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how 14he had 15spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus at Damascus. 28And he was with them, 16moving about freely in Jerusalem, 17speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord. 29And he was talking and arguing with the 1819Hellenistic Jews; but they were attempting to put him to death. 30Now when 20the 21brothers learned of it, they brought him down to 22Caesarea and 23sent him away to 24Tarsus.