Acts 9:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And straight away, in the Synagogues, he was preaching Jesus as the Son of God.

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  • Ps 2:7 : 7 I will make clear the Lord's decision: he has said to me, You are my son, this day have I given you being.
  • Ps 2:12 : 12 For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.
  • Matt 4:3 : 3 And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.
  • Matt 26:63-66 : 63 But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God. 64 Jesus says to him, You say so: but I say to you, From now you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. 65 Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears: 66 What is your opinion? They made answer and said, It is right for him to be put to death.
  • Matt 27:43 : 43 He put his faith in God; let God be his saviour now, if he will have him; for he said, I am the Son of God.
  • Matt 27:54 : 54 Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.
  • John 1:49 : 49 Nathanael said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are King of Israel!
  • John 19:7 : 7 And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God.
  • John 20:28 : 28 And Thomas said in answer, My Lord and my God!
  • John 20:31 : 31 But these are recorded, so that you may have faith that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and so that, having this faith you may have life in his name.
  • Acts 8:36 : 36 And while they were going on their way, they came to some water, and the Ethiopian said, See, here is water; why may I not have baptism?
  • Acts 9:22 : 22 But Saul went on increasing in power, and the Jews in Damascus were not able to give answers to the arguments by which he made it clear that Jesus was the Christ.
  • Acts 9:27-28 : 27 But Barnabas took him to the Apostles and gave them an account of how he had seen the Lord on the road, and had given hearing to his words, and how at Damascus he had been preaching in the name of Jesus without fear. 28 And he was with them, going in and out at Jerusalem,
  • Acts 13:5 : 5 And at Salamis they were preaching the word of God in the Synagogues of the Jews: and John was with them, helping them.
  • Acts 13:14 : 14 But they, going through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia; and they went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath and were seated.
  • Rom 1:4 : 4 But was marked out as Son of God in power by the Holy Spirit through the coming to life again of the dead; Jesus Christ our Lord,
  • Gal 1:23-24 : 23 Only it came to their ears that he who at one time was cruel to us is now preaching the faith which before had been attacked by him; 24 And they gave glory to God in me.
  • Gal 2:20 : 20 I have been put to death on the cross with Christ; still I am living; no longer I, but Christ is living in me; and that life which I now am living in the flesh I am living by faith, the faith of the Son of God, who in love for me, gave himself up for me.
  • 1 John 4:14-15 : 14 And we have seen and give witness that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15 Everyone who says openly that Jesus is the Son of God, has God in him and is in God.
  • Rev 2:18 : 18 And to the angel of the church in Thyatira say: These things says the Son of God, whose eyes are like a flame of fire, and his feet like polished brass:

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    21 And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.

    22 But Saul went on increasing in power, and the Jews in Damascus were not able to give answers to the arguments by which he made it clear that Jesus was the Christ.

  • Acts 9:26-28
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    26 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.

    27 But Barnabas took him to the Apostles and gave them an account of how he had seen the Lord on the road, and had given hearing to his words, and how at Damascus he had been preaching in the name of Jesus without fear.

    28 And he was with them, going in and out at Jerusalem,

  • Acts 9:15-19
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    15 But the Lord said, Go without fear: for he is a special vessel for me, to give to the Gentiles and kings and to the children of Israel the knowledge of my name:

    16 For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.

    17 And Ananias went out and came to the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, whom you saw when you were on your journey, has sent me, so that you may be able to see, and be full of the Holy Spirit.

    18 And straight away it seemed as if a veil was taken from his eyes, and he was able to see; and he got up, and had baptism;

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    16 To give the revelation of his Son in me, so that I might give the news of him to the Gentiles; then I did not take the opinion of flesh and blood,

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    2 And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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    4 And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

    5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking:

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    11 And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he is at prayer;

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    6 And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.

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    15 And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking.

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    22 And the churches of Judaea which were in Christ still had no knowledge of my face or person:

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    12 Then, when I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and orders of the chief priests,

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    10 And I said, What have I to do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Get up, and go into Damascus; and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

  • Acts 9:30
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    30 And when the brothers had knowledge of it, they took him to Caesarea and sent him to Tarsus.

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    70 And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.