THEOSISActs 9:22Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
But Saul increased much more in strength and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, affirming that this is the Christ.
σαυλος δε μαλλον ενεδυναμουτο και συνεχυνεν τους ιουδαιους τους κατοικουντας εν δαμασκω συμβιβαζων οτι ουτος εστιν ο χριστος
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Acts 18:5And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul was earnest in preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.
- Isa 40:29It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not.
- Luke 21:15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist and gainsay.
- 1 Cor 1:27But the foolish things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the wise: and the weak things of the world hath God chosen, that he may confound the strong.
- Acts 18:27And whereas he was desirous to go to Achaia, the brethren exhorting wrote to the disciples to receive him. Who, when he was come, helped them much who had believed.
- Acts 18:28For with much vigour he convinced the Jews openly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
- Acts 28:23And when they had appointed him a day, there came very many to him unto his lodgings. To whom he expounded, testifying the kingdom of God and persuading them concerning Jesus, out of the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning until evening.
- Acts 6:9Now there arose some, of that which is called the synagogue of the Libertines and of the Cyrenians and of the Alexandrians and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.
The original text
Greek text, 18 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- ΣαῦλοςsaulosSaulG4569 · Σαῦλος
- δὲdebutG1161 · δέ
- μᾶλλονmallonmoreG3123 · μᾶλλον
- ἐνεδυναμοῦτοenedynamoutoI fill with powerG1743 · ἐνδυναμόω
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- συνέχυννενsynechynnenI bewilderG4797 · συγχέω
- τοὺςtoustheG3588 · ὁ
- ἸουδαίουςioudaiousJewishG2453 · Ἰουδαῖος
- τοὺςtoustheG3588 · ὁ
- κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasI dwell inG2730 · κατοικέω
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- ΔαμασκῷdamaskōDamascusG1154 · Δαμασκός
- συμβιβάζωνsymbibazōnI uniteG4822 · συμβιβάζω
- ὅτιhotithatG3754 · ὅτι
- οὗτόςhoutosthisG3778 · οὗτος
- ἐστινestinI amG1510 · εἰμί
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- ΧριστόςchristosanointedG5547 · Χριστός