Acts 9:26 “When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but th…”

Acts 9:26

When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

World English Bible

When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

American Standard Version

And when he was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when Saul was come to Hierusalem, he assayed to ioyne himselfe with the disciples: but they were all afrayd of him, and beleeued not that he was a disciple.

Darby Translation

And having arrived at Jerusalem he essayed to join himself to the disciples, and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

Young's Literal Translation

And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, did try to join himself to the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple,

Bible in Basic English

And when he came to Jerusalem, he made an attempt to be joined to the disciples, but they were all in fear of him, not taking him for a disciple.

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Cross references

“when”

Acts 26:20 Galatians 1:17–19 Acts 22:17

Acts 26:20 · BSB

First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

Galatians 1:17–19 · BSB

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.

Acts 22:17 · BSB

Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance

“he assayed”

Acts 9:19 Acts 4:23

Acts 9:19 · BSB

and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.

Acts 4:23 · BSB

On their release, Peter and John returned to their own people and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.

“but”

Matthew 10:17–19 Galatians 2:4 Matthew 24:10

Matthew 10:17–19 · BSB

But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.

Galatians 2:4 · BSB

This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

Matthew 24:10 · BSB

At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.

27Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.

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