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.
• New International Version (NIV)He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews, but they tried to kill him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he spoke and disputed against the Hellenists. But they were seeking 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. And he declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. 28So he was with them at Jerusalem, coming in and going out. And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus and disputed against the Hellenists, but they attempted to kill him. 30When the brethren found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him out to Tarsus. 31Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.

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 9:20Immediately he preached the Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God.
• Acts 6:9Then there arose some from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia), disputing with Stephen.
• Acts 17:17Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and with the Gentile worshipers, and in the marketplace daily with those who happened to be there.
• Acts 18:19And he came to Ephesus, and left them there; but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.
• Acts 19:8And he went into the synagogue and spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading concerning the things of the kingdom of God.
• Jude 1:3Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
• Acts 6:1Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution.
• Acts 11:20But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus.
• Acts 9:23Now after many days were past, the Jews plotted to kill him.
• 2 Corinthians 11:26in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my own countrymen, in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;

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