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Acts 9:22 — King James Version← Study notes

But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.


Acts 9:22Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 9:2218 words
GreekMeaning
ΣαῦλοςSaulos
SaulnounG4569
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
μᾶλλονmallon
all the moreadverbG3123
ἐνεδυναμοῦτοenedynamouto
was empoweredverbG1743
καὶkai
andwordG2532
συνέχυννενsynechynnen
was confoundingverbG4797
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
ἸουδαίουςIoudaious
JewsadjectiveG2453
τοὺςtous
thosearticleG3588
κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountas
dwellingverbG2730
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ΔαμασκῷDamaskō
DamascusnounG1154
συμβιβάζωνsymbibazōn
provingverbG4822
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
οὗτόςhoutos
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
ho
thearticleG3588
χριστόςchristos
ChristnounG5547
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 9:22

And he was with the disciples which were at Damascus certain days. And straightway in the synagogues he preached Jesus, that He is the Son of God. Acts 9:20 See, straightway he was a teacher in the synagogues. He was not ashamed of the change, was not afraid while the very things in which he was glorious afore-time, the same he destroyed. Even from his first appearance on the stage here was a man, death-dealing, ready for deeds of blood: do you see what a manifest sign (was…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 20 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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