Acts 9:25
but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.
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- 2 Cor 11:33 : 33 Through a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.
- Josh 2:15 : 15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.
- 1 Sam 19:11-12 : 11 Saul sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to kill him in the morning. Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, "If you don't save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed." 12 So Michal let David down through the window. He went, fled, and escaped.
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- 2 Cor 11:32-332 verses82%
32 In Damascus the governor under King Aretas guarded the city of the Damascenes desiring to arrest me.
33 Through a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.
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23 When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,
24 but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,
- Acts 9:26-305 verses75%
26 When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.
28 He was with them entering into Jerusalem,
29 preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists, but they were seeking to kill him.
30 When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.
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19 Not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before Jesus.
- Acts 9:1-44 verses68%
1 But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
2 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
3 As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.
4 He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
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8 Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
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58 They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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13 saying, "Say that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.
- Acts 9:18-192 verses67%
18 Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.
19 He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.
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15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.
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21 All who heard him were amazed, and said, "Isn't this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!"
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21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple, and tried to kill me.
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18 and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.
19 But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out, and said,
- Acts 9:11-122 verses67%
11 The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,
12 and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight."
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3 They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.
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11 When I couldn't see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
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5 "I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.
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9 Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.
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1 Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.
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17 "It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
- Acts 14:19-202 verses66%
19 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
20 But as the disciples stood around him, he rose up, and entered into the city. On the next day he went out with Barnabas to Derbe.
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16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,
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10 When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out, and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
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19 I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
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29 He called for lights and sprang in, and, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
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31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.
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6 The young men arose and wrapped him up, and they carried him out and buried him.
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30 As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,
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30 which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
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9 "Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn't understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
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6 It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.
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25 Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.
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10 Saul sought to pin David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he stuck the spear into the wall. David fled, and escaped that night.
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12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,
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15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near."
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21 When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and those who were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
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30 When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn't allow him.