Acts 9:29

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Preaching in the name of the Lord without fear; and he had discussions with the Greek Jews; but they were working for his death.

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  • Acts 6:1 : 1 Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was increasing, protests were made by the Greek Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were not taken care of in the distribution of food every day.
  • 2 Cor 11:26 : 26 In frequent travels, in dangers on rivers, in dangers from outlaws, in dangers from my countrymen, in dangers from the Gentiles, in dangers in the town, in dangers in the waste land, in dangers at sea, in dangers among false brothers;
  • Jude 1:9 : 9 Now when Michael, one of the chief angels, was fighting against the Evil One for the body of Moses, fearing to make use of violent words against him, he only said, May the Lord be your judge.
  • Acts 6:9-9 : 9 But some of those who were of the Synagogue named that of the Libertines, and some of the men of Cyrene and of Alexandria and those from Cilicia and Asia, had arguments with Stephen. 10 But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.
  • Acts 9:20-23 : 20 And straight away, in the Synagogues, he was preaching Jesus as the Son of God. 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. 23 Then, after some days, the Jews made an agreement together to put him to death:
  • Acts 9:27 : 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.
  • Acts 11:20 : 20 But some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, when they came to Antioch, gave the good news about the Lord Jesus to the Greeks.
  • Acts 17:17 : 17 So he had discussions in the Synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and every day in the market-place with those who were there.
  • Acts 18:19 : 19 And they came down to Ephesus and he left them there: and he himself went into the Synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews.
  • Acts 19:8 : 8 And he went into the Synagogue, and for three months he was preaching there without fear, reasoning and teaching about the kingdom of God.
  • Jude 1:3 : 3 My loved ones, while my thoughts were full of a letter which I was going to send you about our common salvation, it was necessary for me to send you one requesting you with all my heart to go on fighting strongly for the faith which has been given to the saints once and for ever.

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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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    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.

    23 Then, after some days, the Jews made an agreement together to put him to death:

    24 But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:

    25 But his disciples took him by night and let him down from the wall in a basket.

    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,

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    8 And he went into the Synagogue, and for three months he was preaching there without fear, reasoning and teaching about the kingdom of God.

    9 But because some of the people were hard-hearted and would not give hearing, saying evil words about the Way before the people, he went away from them, and kept the disciples separate, reasoning every day in the school of Tyrannus.

  • Acts 6:9-10
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    9 But some of those who were of the Synagogue named that of the Libertines, and some of the men of Cyrene and of Alexandria and those from Cilicia and Asia, had arguments with Stephen.

    10 But they were not able to get the better of him, for his words were full of wisdom and of the Spirit.

  • Acts 9:1-2
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    1 But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

    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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    3 So they kept there for a long time, taking heart in the Lord, who gave witness to the word of his grace by causing signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

    4 But there was a division among the people of the town; some were on the side of the Jews and some on the side of the Apostles.

    5 And when a violent attempt was made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to make an attack on them and have them stoned,

    6 Having got news of it, they went in flight to the towns of Lycaonia, Lystra, and Derbe, and the country round about:

  • Acts 26:21
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    21 For this reason, the Jews took me in the Temple, and made an attempt to put me to death.

  • Acts 18:27-28
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    27 And when he had a desire to go over into Achaia, the brothers gave him help, and sent letters to the disciples requesting them to take him in among them: and when he had come, he gave much help to those who had faith through grace:

    28 For he overcame the Jews in public discussion, making clear from the holy Writings that the Christ was Jesus.

  • Acts 22:21-22
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    21 And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.

    22 And they gave him a hearing as far as this word; then with loud voices they said, Away with this man from the earth; it is not right for him to be living.

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    20 But some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, when they came to Antioch, gave the good news about the Lord Jesus to the Greeks.

  • Acts 17:17-19
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    17 So he had discussions in the Synagogue with the Jews and God-fearing Gentiles, and every day in the market-place with those who were there.

    18 And some of those who were supporters of the theories of the Epicureans and the Stoics, had a meeting with him. And some said, What is this talker of foolish words saying? And others, He seems to be a preacher of strange gods: because he was preaching of Jesus and his coming back from the dead.

    19 And they took him to Mars' Hill, saying, Will you make clear to us what is this new teaching of yours?

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    4 And every Sabbath he had discussions in the Synagogue, turning Jews and Greeks to the faith.

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    2 And, hearing him talking in the Hebrew language, they became the more quiet, and he said,

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    9 But Saul, whose other name is Paul, being full of the Holy Spirit, looking hard at him, said,

  • Acts 22:19
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    19 And I said, Lord, they themselves have knowledge that I went through the Synagogues putting in prison and whipping all those who had faith in you:

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    57 But with loud cries, and stopping their ears, they made an attack on him all together,

    58 Driving him out of the town and stoning him: and the witnesses put their clothing at the feet of a young man named Saul.

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    19 But some Jews came to that place from Antioch and Iconium, and got control over the people; and after stoning Paul, they had him pulled out of the town, taking him for dead.

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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:

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    31 Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ without fear, and no orders were given that he was not to do so.

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    13 Saying, This man is teaching the people to give worship to God in a way which is against the law.

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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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    28 Crying out, Men of Israel, come to our help: this is the man who is teaching all men everywhere against the people and the law and this place: and in addition, he has taken Greeks into the Temple, and made this holy place unclean.

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    45 But when the Jews saw such a great number of people, they were full of envy and said evil words against Paul's preaching.

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    29 And now, Lord, take note of their cruel words, and give your servants power to be preachers of your word without fear,

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    9 For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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    33 Then they took Alexander out from among the people, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander, making a sign with his hand, was about to make a statement to the people in answer:

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    9 And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit?

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    33 But when these words came to their ears, they were cut to the heart, and had a mind to put them to death.

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    23 And when a day had been fixed, they came to his house in great numbers; and he gave them teaching, giving witness to the kingdom of God, and having discussions with them about Jesus, from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.

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    1 Now in Iconium they went together to the Synagogue of the Jews and gave such teaching that a great number of Jews and Greeks had faith.

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    13 But Ananias said, Lord, I have had accounts of this man from a number of people, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem: