Acts 9:29

Acts 9:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he spoke and disputed against the Hellenists. But they were seeking to kill him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed against the Hellenists, but they attempted to kill him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He debated with some Greek-speaking Jews, but they tried to murder him.

Context of Acts 9:29

27But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus. 28So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews, but they tried to kill him. 30When the believers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus. 31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.

Acts 9:29 word by word

ἐλάλει τε καὶ συνεζήτει πρὸς τοὺς Ἑλληνιστάς· οἱ δὲ ἐπεχείρουν ἀνελεῖν αὐτόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he spake boldlyπαρρησιάζομαιparrhēsiazomai · to preach boldlyG3955
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• ·λαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• disputedσυζητέωsuzēteō · to debateG4802
• againstπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the GreciansἙλληνιστήςHellēnistēs · HellenistG1675
• butδέde · thenG1161
• they went aboutἐπιχειρέωepicheireō · to attemptG2021
• to slayἀναιρέωanaireō · to killG337
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Acts 9:29

• Acts 9:20At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.
• Acts 6:9Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen.
• Acts 17:17So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.
• Acts 18:19They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
• Acts 19:8Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
• Jude 1:3Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.
• Acts 6:1In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
• Acts 11:20Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus.
• Acts 9:23After many days had gone by, there was a conspiracy among the Jews to kill him,
• 2 Corinthians 11:26I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false believers.

Commentaries on Acts 9:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Disputed against the Grecians - That is, the Hellenistic Jews, viz. those who lived in Grecian cities, spoke the Greek language, and used the Septuagint version for their scriptures. And thus the Syriac version has interpreted this place. See the note on Acts 6:1, where this subject is largely explained.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29And spake boldly - He openly defended the doctrine that Jesus was the Messiah. In the name … - By the authority of the Lord Jesus. Against the Grecians - See the word “Grecians” explained in the notes on Acts 6:1. It means that he not only maintained that Jesus was the Christ in the presence of those Jews who resided at Jerusalem, and who spoke the Hebrew language, but also before those foreign Jews who spoke the Greek language, and who had come up to…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. 29Once again, Saul debated with some Greek-speaking Jews. He spoke boldly and explained why Jesus is the Messiah. Again, some people became angry and made a plan to kill him (see 9:22–24).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

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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