Acts 9:22

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And Saul was still more strengthened, and he was confounding the Jews dwelling in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

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  • Acts 18:5 : 5 And when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the Spirit, testifying fully to the Jews Jesus the Christ;
  • Acts 18:27-28 : 27 and he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace, 28 for powerfully the Jews he was refuting publicly, shewing through the Writings Jesus to be the Christ.
  • Acts 28:23 : 23 and having appointed him a day, they came, more of them unto him, to the lodging, to whom he was expounding, testifying fully the reign of God, persuading them also of the things concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses, and the prophets, from morning till evening,
  • 1 Cor 1:27 : 27 but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong;
  • Isa 40:29 : 29 He is giving power to the weary, And to those not strong He increaseth might.
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 for I will give to you a mouth and wisdom that all your opposers shall not be able to refute or resist.
  • Luke 24:44-45 : 44 and he said to them, `These `are' the words that I spake unto you, being yet with you, that it behoveth to be fulfilled all the things that are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, about me.' 45 Then opened he up their understanding to understand the Writings,
  • Acts 6:9-9 : 9 and there arose certain of those of the synagogue, called of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia, and Asia, disputing with Stephen, 10 and they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit with which he was speaking;
  • Acts 17:3 : 3 opening and alleging, `That the Christ it behoved to suffer, and to rise again out of the dead, and that this is the Christ -- Jesus whom I proclaim to you.'
  • 2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 and He said to me, `Sufficient for thee is My grace, for My power in infirmity is perfected;' most gladly, therefore, will I rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of the Christ may rest on me: 10 wherefore I am well pleased in infirmities, in damages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses -- for Christ; for whenever I am infirm, then I am powerful;
  • Phil 4:13 : 13 For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;
  • Gen 49:24 : 24 And his bow abideth in strength, And strengthened are the arms of his hands By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, Whence is a shepherd, a son of Israel.
  • Job 17:9 : 9 And the righteous layeth hold `on' his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.
  • Ps 84:7 : 7 They go from strength unto strength, He appeareth unto God in Zion.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 9:16-21
    6 verses
    79%

    16for I will shew him how many things it behoveth him for My name to suffer.'

    17And Ananias went away, and did enter into the house, and having put upon him `his' hands, said, `Saul, brother, the Lord hath sent me -- Jesus who did appear to thee in the way in which thou wast coming -- that thou mayest see again, and mayest be filled with the Holy Spirit.'

    18And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, he saw again also presently, and having risen, was baptized,

    19and having received nourishment, was strengthened, and Saul was with the disciples in Damascus certain days,

    20and immediately in the synagogues he was preaching the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

    21And all those hearing were amazed, and said, `Is not this he who laid waist in Jerusalem those calling on this name, and hither to this intent had come, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?'

  • Acts 9:23
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    23And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him,

  • Acts 18:28
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    28for powerfully the Jews he was refuting publicly, shewing through the Writings Jesus to be the Christ.

  • Acts 9:26-30
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    26And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, did try to join himself to the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple,

    27and Barnabas having taken him, brought `him' unto the apostles, and did declare to them how in the way he saw the Lord, and that he spake to him, and how in Damascus he was speaking boldly in the name of Jesus.

    28And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem,

    29and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he was both speaking and disputing with the Hellenists, and they were taking in hand to kill him,

    30and the brethren having known, brought him down to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

  • Acts 9:1-5
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    71%

    1And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest,

    2did ask from him letters to Damascus, unto the synagogues, that if he may find any being of the way, both men and women, he may bring them bound to Jerusalem.

    3And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,

    4and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, `Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?'

    5And he said, `Who art thou, Lord?' and the Lord said, `I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute; hard for thee at the pricks to kick;'

  • Acts 22:4-11
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    70%

    4`And this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,

    5as also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,

    6and it came to pass, in my going on and coming nigh to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of the heaven there shone a great light round about me,

    7I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?

    8`And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? and he said unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute --

    9and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me --

    10and I said, What shall I do, Lord? and the Lord said unto me, Having risen, go on to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee concerning all things that have been appointed for thee to do.

    11`And when I did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who are with me, I came to Damascus,

  • Acts 26:12-13
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    70%

    12`In which things, also, going on to Damascus -- with authority and commission from the chief priests --

    13at mid-day, I saw in the way, O king, out of heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me a light -- and those going on with me;

  • Acts 9:7-8
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    69%

    7And the men who are journeying with him stood speechless, hearing indeed the voice but seeing no one,

    8and Saul arose from the earth, and his eyes having been opened, he beheld no one, and leading him by the hand they brought him to Damascus,

  • Acts 13:9
    69%

    9And Saul -- who also `is' Paul -- having been filled with the Holy Spirit, and having looked stedfastly on him,

  • Acts 18:5
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    5And when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the Spirit, testifying fully to the Jews Jesus the Christ;

  • Acts 9:11
    69%

    11and the Lord `saith' unto him, `Having risen, go on unto the street that is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas, `one' by name Saul of Tarsus, for, lo, he doth pray,

  • Gal 1:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22and was unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea, that `are' in Christ,

    23and only they were hearing, that `he who is persecuting us then, doth now proclaim good news -- the faith that then he was wasting;'

  • Gal 1:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13for ye did hear of my behaviour once in Judaism, that exceedingly I was persecuting the assembly of God, and wasting it,

    14and I was advancing in Judaism above many equals in age in mine own race, being more abundantly zealous of my fathers' deliverances,

  • Acts 22:19
    68%

    19and I said, Lord, they -- they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue those believing on thee;

  • Acts 8:3
    67%

    3and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;

  • Acts 26:15
    67%

    15`And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;

  • Acts 26:9-10
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    67%

    9`I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved `me' many things to do,

    10which also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I in prison did shut up, from the chief priests having received the authority; they also being put to death, I gave my vote against them,

  • Acts 2:22
    66%

    22`Men, Israelites! hear these words, Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God among you by mighty works, and wonders, and signs, that God did through him in the midst of you, according as also ye yourselves have known;

  • Acts 8:1
    66%

    1And Saul was assenting to his death, and there came in that day a great persecution upon the assembly in Jerusalem, all also were scattered abroad in the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles;

  • Acts 9:13
    66%

    13And Ananias answered, `Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many evils he did to Thy saints in Jerusalem,

  • Acts 17:3
    66%

    3opening and alleging, `That the Christ it behoved to suffer, and to rise again out of the dead, and that this is the Christ -- Jesus whom I proclaim to you.'

  • Acts 26:21
    65%

    21because of these things the Jews -- having caught me in the temple -- were endeavouring to kill `me'.

  • Acts 2:36
    65%

    36assuredly, therefore, let all the house of Israel know, that both Lord and Christ did God make him -- this Jesus whom ye did crucify.'

  • Acts 24:14
    65%

    14`And I confess this to thee, that, according to the way that they call a sect, so serve I the God of the fathers, believing all things that in the law and the prophets have been written,

  • Acts 19:20
    65%

    20so powerfully was the word of God increasing and prevailing.