Acts 9:25

Webster's Bible (1833)

but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

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Referenced Verses

  • 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: and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If you don't save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be slain. 12 So Michal let David down through the window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

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  • 2 Cor 11:32-33
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    32In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes desiring to arrest me.

    33Through a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.

  • Acts 9:23-24
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    81%

    23When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

    24but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,

  • Acts 9:26-30
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    26When 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.

    27But 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.

    28He was with them entering into{TR and NU add "and going out"} Jerusalem,

    29preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. He spoke and disputed against the Grecian Jews, but they were seeking to kill him.

    30When the brothers{The word for "brothers" here and where the context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.

  • Luke 5:19
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    19Not 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 9:1-4
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    1But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

    2and 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.

    3As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

    4He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"

  • Acts 9:8
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    8Saul 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.

  • Acts 7:58
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    58They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

  • Matt 28:13
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    13saying, "Say that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

  • Acts 9:18-19
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    18Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.

    19He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.

  • Josh 2:15
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    15Then 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.

  • Acts 9:21
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    21All 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!"

  • Acts 26:21
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    21For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple, and tried to kill me.

  • Acts 5:18-19
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    18and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.

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

  • Acts 9:11-12
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    11The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

    12and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight."

  • Acts 4:3
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    3They laid hands on them, and put them in custody until the next day, for it was now evening.

  • Acts 22:11
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    11When 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.

  • Acts 11:5
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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.

  • Acts 10:9
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    9Now 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.

  • Acts 8:1
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    1Saul 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.

  • Acts 22:17
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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 14:19-20
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    19But 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.

    20But 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.

  • John 6:16
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    16When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,

  • Acts 12:10
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    10When 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.

  • Acts 22:19
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    19I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

  • Acts 16:29
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    29He called for lights and sprang in, and, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,

  • Acts 23:31
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    31So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

  • Acts 5:6
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    6The young men arose and wrapped him up, and they carried him out and buried him.

  • Acts 27:30
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    30As 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,

  • Acts 11:30
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    30which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

  • Acts 22:9
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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.

  • Acts 22:6
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    6It 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.

  • Acts 11:25
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    25Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

  • 1 Sam 19:10
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    10Saul sought to strike David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he struck the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, and brought him in to the council,

  • Acts 23:15
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    15Now 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."

  • Acts 5:21
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    21When 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.

  • Acts 19:30
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    30When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn't allow him.