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When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples. They were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
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Understandable Suspicion
Commentators explain that the disciples' fear of Saul was not a failure of faith, but a reasonable precaution. They remembered his violent past, and after a three-year absence with potentially poor communication between Damascus and Jerusalem, they suspected he might be a spy. As one scholar notes, trust in a former notorious enemy is a "plant of slow growth."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Was come to Jerusalem. It is probable that he then went immediately to Jerusalem (Galatians 1:18). This was three years after …
He assayed (επειραζεν). Imperfect active of conative action.
To join himself (κολλασθα). Present middle (d…
19th Century
Anglican
And when Saul was come to Jerusalem.—His journey probably took him, as before, through Samaria (see Note on Acts 9:3), an…
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Baptist
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16th Century
Protestant
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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