He was with them entering into Jerusalem,
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He was with them entering into Jerusalem,
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And he had his conuersacion with them at Ierusalem
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And hee was conuersant with them at Hierusalem,
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Passages linked to Acts 9:28 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Acts 1:21 “Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
- Numbers 27:16-17 “Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in, that the congregation of Yahweh may not be as sheep which have no shepherd.”
- 2 Samuel 5:2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out and in. Yahweh said to you, ‘You will be shepherd of my people Israel, and you will be prince over Israel.’ ”
- 1 Kings 3:7 Now, Yahweh my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father. I am just a little child. I don’t know how to go out or come in.
- Psalms 121:8 Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more.
- John 10:9 I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.
- Galatians 1:18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 28. Luke saith afterwards that Paul went in and…
28. Luke saith afterwards that Paul went in and out with the disciples, which speech signifieth amongst the Hebrews familiarity, as the inhabitants of cities are said to go in and out at the gates of the city. Therefore after that Paul was commended by the testimony of Barnabas, he began to be counted one of the flock, that he might be thoroughly known to the Church. Luke saith again that he dealt boldly in the name of the Lord, by which words he commendeth his (stoutness and) courage in professing the gospel. For he durst never have whispered amidst so many lets, unless he had been endowed with rare constancy. Nevertheless, all men are taught what they ought to do; to wit, every man according to the measure of his faith. For though all be not Pauls, yet the faith of Christ ought to engender in our minds so great boldness, that we be not altogether dumb when we have need to speak. I take the name of the Lord in this place for the profession of the gospel; in this sense, that Paul defended Christ’s cause manfully.
John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The constant servants of God must look for danger…
The constant servants of God must look for danger after danger: yet God watcheth for them.
With Peter and James, for he saith that he saw none of the Apostles but them, Gal. 1:18-19.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 28 And he was with them coming in and…
28 And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.
Ver. 28. And he was with them] sc. With Peter and James, Gal 1:18-19. For the other apostles were then absent, about their Lord’s business.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Living amongst them, and freely conversing with them; that…
Living amongst them, and freely conversing with them; that is, with Peter, and James, and the rest of the believers, who had now no suspicion of him.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he spake boldly in the name of the…
And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus,.... He spoke the Gospel of Christ boldly, as it ought to be spoken; he spoke it openly, publicly, freely, and faithfully, not fearing the faces or revilings of any: the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions add, "to the Gentiles"; but this is not in any of the Greek copies: and disputed against the Grecians; or Hellenists, that is, the Hellenistical Jews; by whom are meant, not Greeks proselyted to the Jewish religion, but Jews who had been born and brought up in Greece, or at least had learned the Greek language, and used the Greek Bible; and so the Syriac version renders it, "he disputed with the Jews that knew Greek"; perhaps the same persons, of the synagogue of the Libertines, Alexandrians, Cyrenians, and of Cilicia and Asia, who disputed with Stephen, with whom he had before joined, Act 6:9
but they went about to slay him; he being an over match for them; and they not being able to resist him, but being confuted, and confounded, and put to silence, they were filled with indignation; and since they could not conquer him by arguments, they were for slaying him with the sword.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 28. He was with them coming in and…
Verse 28. He was with them coming in and going out] Freely conversing and associating with them; but this seems to have continued only fifteen days. See Ga 1:18.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain And he was with them ... - That is,…
And 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, Gal 1:18.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain And he was with them, coming in and going…
And he was with them, coming in and going out at Jerusalem--for fifteen days, lodging with Peter (Gal 1:18).
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 28. And he was with them, &c.] i.e. for…
28. And he was with them, &c.] i.e. for the fifteen days during which his visit lasted he was received into the fellowship of the Church.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (28) Coming in and going out.—The words, like the…
(28) Coming in and going out.—The words, like the kindred phrase in Act_1:21, are used to imply a certain undefined frequency of intercourse. From Gal_1:18 we learn that the whole duration of the visit was not more than fifteen days.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Going in for coming in, A.V.
Going in for coming in, A.V.
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain 28, 29. Though the brethren, even at the solicitation…
28, 29. Though the brethren, even at the solicitation of Barnabas, may have received him with some misgivings, the course he pursued soon won their confidence. (28) " And he was with them coming in and going out in Jerusalem, (29) and spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Hellenists; but they undertook to kill him. " During his three years' absence from Jerusalem, the persecution of which Saul had been the leader had so far abated that the Hellenists were once more willing to debate the points at issue. But they found in their new opponent one equally invincible with Stephen, and, in the madness of defeat, resolved that Stephen's fate should be his.
J. W. McGarvey (with Philip Y. Pendleton), Commentaries on the New Testament (The Fourfold Gospel, 1914; Acts; and the epistles) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 He met with them
He met with them
Here the word "He" refers to Paul. The word "them" probably refers to the apostles and other disciples in Jerusalem.
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in the name of the Lord Jesus
Possible meanings are 1) this simply refers to the Lord Jesus and tells who Paul spoke about. AT: "about the Lord Jesus" or 2) "name" is a metonym for authority. AT: "under the authority of the Lord Jesus" or "with the authority that the Lord Jesus gave him" (See: Metonymy)
debated with the Grecian Jews
Saul tried to reason with the Jews who spoke Greek.
the brothers
The words "the brothers" refers to the believers in Jerusalem.
brought him down to Caesarea
The phrase "brought him down" is used here because Caesarea is lower in elevation than Jerusalem.
sent him away to Tarsus
Caesarea was a seaport. They brothers probably sent Saul to Tarsus by ship. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
translationWords
Jerusalem
name
lord
Jesus
Greek
Jew
brother
Caesarea
Tarsus
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