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

26When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he made attempts to join up with the disciples—but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. 27But Barnabas took him in and brought him to the emissaries. He described to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and the Lord had spoken to him, and how he had spoken boldly in the name of Yeshua. So Saul was with them, going in and out in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. 29He was speaking and arguing with the Hellenists, but they were trying to kill him. 30When the brothers found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off 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 1:21“Therefore one of the men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Yeshua went in and out among us—
• Numbers 27:16“May Adonai, God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the community
• 2 Samuel 5:2Even before, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out and back. Also Adonai said to you, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel and be ruler over Israel.’”
• 1 Kings 3:7So now, Adonai my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. I am but a youth. I don’t know how to go out or come in.
• Psalms 121:8Adonai will watch over your coming and your going from this time forth and forevermore.
• John 10:9I am the gate! If anyone comes in through Me, he will be saved. He will come and go and find pasture.
• Galatians 1:18Then three years later I went to Jerusalem to visit with Peter, and I stayed with him 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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• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Authority
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• Paul
• Acts of the Apostles
• Foreship
• Going; Goings
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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