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but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,
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The Persecutor is Persecuted
Commentators highlight the dramatic reversal in Saul's life. The man who came to Damascus to persecute Christians is now being intensely persecuted for his new faith. His powerful preaching stirred such opposition that a plot was formed to kill him, demonstrating that following Christ often invites hostility from the world.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But their laying await. Their counsel; their design.
Was known of Saul. It was made known to him. In what way this was com…
Plot (επιβουλη). Old word for a plan (βουλη) against (επ) one. In the N.T. only in Acts (9:24; 20:3,19; 23:30).
The…
19th Century
Anglican
They watched the gates day and night to kill him. A somewhat fuller account of this episode in the Apostle’s life is give…
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Baptist
But all who heard him were amazed, and said: Is not this he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and came here for that in…
Luke’s expression “after many days had gone by” probably means three years later (). Paul himself refers to his escape from Damascus in [Reference …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But their laying await was known of Saul Either by divine revelation, or by some friends, who had got knowledge of i…
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