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Acts 9:24 — King James Version← Study notes

But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.


Acts 9:24Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 9:2419 words
GreekMeaning
ἐγνώσθηegnōsthē
became knownverbG1097
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ΣαύλῳSaulō
to SaulnounG4569
thearticleG3588
ἐπιβουλὴepiboulē
plotnounG1917
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
παρετηροῦντοparetērounto
observe, watchverbG3906
δὲde
and / butwordG1161
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
πύλαςpylas
gatesnounG4439
ἡμέραςhēmeras
by daynounG2250
τεte
andwordG5037
καὶkai
and / alsowordG2532
νυκτὸςnyktos
nightnounG3571
ὅπωςhopōs
so thatwordG3704
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
ἀνέλωσινanelōsin
they may executeverbG337
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 9:24

But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him. Acts 9:24 For this was more intolerable to them than the miracles which had taken place — than the five thousand, the three thousand, than everything, in short. And observe him, how he is delivered, not by (miraculous) grace, but by man's wisdom — not as the apostles were — ἐ κεἴνοι, Acts 5:19 that you may learn the energetic (ἀ ρετὴν) character of the man, how he shines even…

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