Acts 9:24

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But Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

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  • Acts 25:3 : 3 They asked him as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.
  • 2 Cor 11:32 : 32 In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas had the city of the Damascenes guarded to arrest me,
  • Acts 20:3 : 3 He stayed there for three months. But when a plot was made against him by the Jews as he was about to set sail for Syria, he decided to return through Macedonia.
  • Acts 20:19 : 19 'I served the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.'
  • Acts 23:12-21 : 12 When daylight came, some of the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, declaring that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who had taken this oath together. 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, 'We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.' 15 Now then, you and the council should notify the commander to bring Paul down to you, as though you are going to investigate his case more thoroughly. We are ready to kill him before he gets here. 16 But the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, so he went to the barracks and reported it to Paul. 17 Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, 'Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him.' 18 So the centurion took him, led him to the commander, and said, 'The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.' 19 The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked him privately, 'What is it you have to tell me?' 20 He said, 'The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they are going to inquire more thoroughly about him.' 21 But do not be persuaded by them, because more than forty of them are lying in wait for him. They have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready and waiting for your consent.
  • Acts 23:30 : 30 When I was informed of a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately and also instructed his accusers to state their case against him before you. Farewell.
  • Judg 16:2-3 : 2 When the Gazites were told, 'Samson has come here,' they surrounded the place and waited for him all night at the city gate. They remained quiet throughout the night, saying, 'At dawn, we will kill him.' 3 But Samson lay down until midnight. At midnight, he got up, seized the doors of the city gate along with the two doorposts, pulled them up with the bar, laid them on his shoulders, and carried them to the top of the hill facing Hebron.
  • Ps 21:11 : 11 You will destroy their offspring from the earth, and their descendants from among mankind.
  • Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in the hands of the wicked or condemn him when he is judged.
  • Acts 9:29-30 : 29 He talked and debated with the Hellenists, but they tried to kill him. 30 When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
  • Acts 14:5-6 : 5 When both Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them, 6 Paul and Barnabas became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia—Lystra and Derbe—and the surrounding region.
  • Acts 17:10-15 : 10 Immediately, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. Upon arriving, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 The Bereans were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. 12 As a result, many of them believed, along with a number of prominent Greek women and men. 13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the Word of God in Berea as well, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds. 14 Immediately, the brothers sent Paul away to go to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there. 15 Those who escorted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible, they departed.
  • Acts 25:11 : 11 If I am guilty and have done anything deserving of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 9:23
    82%

    23After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him.

  • Acts 9:25-26
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    81%

    25But his disciples took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.

    26When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

  • Acts 26:21
    73%

    21For this reason, the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

  • Acts 23:15-16
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    72%

    15Now then, you and the council should notify the commander to bring Paul down to you, as though you are going to investigate his case more thoroughly. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.

    16But the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, so he went to the barracks and reported it to Paul.

  • Acts 9:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1But Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, approached the high priest.

    2He requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 25:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2The chief priest and the leaders of the Jews brought charges against Paul and were urging Festus.

    3They asked him as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

  • 2 Cor 11:32-33
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    72%

    32In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas had the city of the Damascenes guarded to arrest me,

    33but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands.

  • Matt 26:4
    71%

    4And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him.

  • Acts 23:20-21
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    71%

    20He said, 'The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they are going to inquire more thoroughly about him.'

    21But do not be persuaded by them, because more than forty of them are lying in wait for him. They have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready and waiting for your consent.

  • Judg 16:2
    69%

    2When the Gazites were told, 'Samson has come here,' they surrounded the place and waited for him all night at the city gate. They remained quiet throughout the night, saying, 'At dawn, we will kill him.'

  • Acts 23:12
    69%

    12When daylight came, some of the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, declaring that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

  • Acts 4:3
    69%

    3So they seized them and took them into custody until the next day, since it was already evening.

  • 1 Sam 19:10-11
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    69%

    10Saul attempted to pin David to the wall with his spear, but David dodged, and the spear struck the wall. David fled and escaped that night.

    11Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him and to kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, saying, 'If you don’t escape tonight, you will be killed in the morning.'

  • Judg 9:32
    68%

    32Now then, during the night you and your men should come and lie in wait in the fields.

  • 1 Sam 23:26
    68%

    26Saul was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. But as Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them,

  • Acts 9:28-30
    3 verses
    68%

    28So Saul stayed with them and moved about freely in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.

    29He talked and debated with the Hellenists, but they tried to kill him.

    30When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

  • Ps 56:6
    68%

    6All day long they twist my words; all their plans are against me for evil.

  • Acts 22:19-20
    2 verses
    68%

    19But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues.

    20And when the blood of Your servant Stephen was being shed, I stood there, giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.'

  • Ps 37:32
    68%

    32The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

  • Prov 1:18
    68%

    18But these men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

  • Luke 11:54
    68%

    54lying in wait to catch Him in something He might say, to accuse Him.

  • Acts 14:5-6
    2 verses
    68%

    5When both Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,

    6Paul and Barnabas became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia—Lystra and Derbe—and the surrounding region.

  • 1 Sam 19:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1Saul spoke to his son Jonathan and to all his servants, commanding them to kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, held a deep affection for David.

    2Jonathan warned David, saying, "My father Saul is seeking to kill you. So please be on guard in the morning; find a safe hiding place and stay there.

  • Acts 8:3
    68%

    3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

  • 1 Sam 23:7
    68%

    7Saul was informed that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, "God has delivered him into my hand, for he has trapped himself by entering a city with gates and bars."

  • Acts 7:58
    68%

    58They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.

  • Acts 22:4
    67%

    4I persecuted this Way to the point of death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison.

  • Acts 8:1
    67%

    1Saul was in full agreement with his execution. On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

  • Acts 21:31
    67%

    31While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in uproar.

  • 1 Sam 24:3
    67%

    3So Saul chose three thousand elite men from all Israel and went to search for David and his men near the rocks of the wild goats.

  • Acts 9:21
    67%

    21All who heard him were amazed and said, "Isn’t this the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And didn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?"

  • Acts 23:30
    67%

    30When I was informed of a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately and also instructed his accusers to state their case against him before you. Farewell.

  • Acts 9:11
    67%

    11The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas, look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying.

  • Acts 5:33
    67%

    33When they heard this, they were infuriated and wanted to kill them.

  • Acts 16:27
    66%

    27The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, thinking that the prisoners had escaped.

  • Acts 14:19
    66%

    19But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived, persuaded the crowds, and they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.

  • Josh 2:5
    66%

    5At dusk, when it was time to close the city gate, the men left, and I don’t know where they went. Pursue them quickly, and you might catch up with them!"

  • Jer 18:22
    66%

    22Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring a raiding party upon them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and hidden snares for my feet.