Acts 9:28
in Acts 9So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he was with them going in and going out at Jerusalem,
KJV
And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.
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This verse in Acts 9
Commentary
7 notes on this verseHe was with them coming in and going out - Freely conversing and associating with them; but this seems to have continued only fifteen days. See Gal 1:18.
This site's exposition
moving about freely in Jerusalem
on Acts 9:28-30
Saul debated with the Grecian Jews, the Greek-speaking Jews of the synagogues Stephen had faced in 6:9, and they tried to kill him. The brothers sent him by Caesarea to Tarsus, his home city, a period Galatians 1:21 describes more fully than Acts.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
It is worth questioning here how, on the one hand, in the Epistle to the Galatians he says that I did not go up to Jerusalem, but to Arabia and Damascus, and after three years to Jerusalem, and that he saw Peter and that he …
"And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem, and speaking boldly in the name of Jesus" (v. 28): these things were demonstrative of the former, and by his acts he made good what was spoken of him. "And he spake, and disputed with the Hellenists." (v. 29.) So then the disciples were afraid of him, and the Apostles did not trust him; by this therefore he relieves them of their fear. "With the Hellenists:" he means those who used the Greek tongue: and this he did, very wisely; for those others, those profound Hebrews had no mind even to see him.
"And he was with them, coming in and going out at Jerusalem, and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus." This gave them all confidence. "But they went about to slay him: which when the brethren knew" etc. Do you observe how both there (at Damascus), and here, the rest take care for him, and provide for him the means of departure, and that we nowhere find him thus far receiving direct supernatural aid from God? So the energy of his character is betokened.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And be was with them,.... Peter and James, and the rest of the disciples; he lived with them, conversed with them, and joined with them in all religious exercises; which is signified by his coming in and going out at Jerusalem; no one of the apostles or disciples forbidding or hindering him.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And he was with them ... - That is, he was admitted to their friendship, and recognized as a Christian and an apostle. The time during which he then remained at Jerusalem was, however, only fifteen days, Gal 1:18.
The words behind it
9 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἦν | en | he was | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| μετ᾽ | met᾽ | with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| αὐτῶν | auton | them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| εἰσπορευόμενος | eisporeuomenos | coming in | G1531 → | 18 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐκπορευόμενος | ekporeuomenos | going out | G1607 → | 33 times |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| Ἰερουσαλήμ, | ierousalem | Jerusalem, | G2419 → | 76 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἦνhe was
enG1510 →2333 times
μετ᾽with
met᾽G3326 →461 times
αὐτῶνthem
autonG846 →5565 times
εἰσπορευόμενοςcoming in
eisporeuomenosG1531 →18 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐκπορευόμενοςgoing out
ekporeuomenosG1607 →33 times
εἰςin
eisG1519 →1755 times
Ἰερουσαλήμ,Jerusalem,
ierousalemG2419 →76 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 10:9I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
it leads to
- John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
- Ephesians 2:18
For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
- John 10:7
So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
- John 10:1
“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
- Romans 5:1–2
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- John 14:6
Through
Psalms 121:8The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:6
You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
- Proverbs 3:6
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
- Deuteronomy 28:6
Through
2 Samuel 5:2Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel,…
it leads to
- Matthew 2:6
‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people…
- Matthew 2:6
Where this verse is studied
About Acts
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonUnited monarchySaulIsrael's first king, head and shoulders above the people; began in humility, ended in rejection — sparing what God devoted, consul…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 21; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts.