Acts 9:25

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But his disciples took him at night and let him down through an opening in the wall by lowering him in a basket.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Cor 11:33 : 33 but I was let down in a rope-basket through a window in the city wall, and escaped his hands.
  • Josh 2:15 : 15 Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window.(Her house was built as part of the city wall; she lived in the wall.)
  • 1 Sam 19:11-12 : 11 Saul sent messengers to David’s house to guard it and to kill him in the morning. Then David’s wife Michal told him,“If you do not save yourself tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!” 12 So Michal lowered David through the window, and he ran away and escaped.

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    32In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to arrest me,

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

  • Acts 9:23-24
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    23Saul’s Escape from Damascus Now after some days had passed, the Jews plotted together to kill him,

    24but Saul learned of their plot against him. They were also watching the city gates day and night so that they could kill him.

  • Acts 9:26-30
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    26Saul Returns to Jerusalem When he arrived in Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe that he was a disciple.

    27But Barnabas took Saul, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.

    28So he was staying with them, associating openly with them in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

    29He was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews, but they were trying to kill him.

    30When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

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    19But since they found no way to carry him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on the stretcher through the roof tiles right in front of Jesus.

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    1The Conversion of Saul Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord’s disciples, went to the high priest

    2and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, either men or women, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

    3As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

    4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

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    8So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, his companions brought him into Damascus.

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    58When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.

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    13telling them,“You are to say,‘His disciples came at night and stole his body while we were asleep.’

  • Acts 9:18-19
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    18Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,

    19and after taking some food, his strength returned.For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus,

  • Josh 2:15
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    15Then Rahab let them down by a rope through the window.(Her house was built as part of the city wall; she lived in the wall.)

  • Acts 9:21
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    21All who heard him were amazed and were saying,“Is this not the man who in Jerusalem was ravaging those who call on this name, and who had come here to bring them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

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    21For this reason the Jews, after they seized me while I was in the temple courts, were trying to kill me.

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    18They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.

    19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

  • Acts 9:11-12
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    11Then the Lord told him,“Get up and go to the street called‘Straight,’ and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,

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    9About noon the next day, while they were on their way and approaching the city, Peter went up on the roof to pray.

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    17When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance

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    19But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and after winning the crowds over, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, presuming him to be dead.

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  • John 6:16
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  • Acts 16:29
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    29Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell down trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.

  • Acts 23:31
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    6So the young men came, wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him.

  • Acts 27:30
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    30Then when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and were lowering the ship’s boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to put out anchors from the bow,

  • Acts 11:30
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    30They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

  • Acts 22:9
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    9Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

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    6As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

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    25Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to look for Saul,

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    30But when Paul wanted to enter the public assembly, the disciples would not let him.