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Acts 9:19
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Afterward he got him some grub and got his strength back.Saul hunkered down with some cowboys of the Way in Damascus for a while.
and he took food and was strengthened. Saul Begins to Preach Christ Now for several days he was with the disciples who were at Damascus,
and he took food and was strengthened. Now for several days he was with the disciples who were at Damascus,
And when he had taken food his strength came back. And for some days he kept with the disciples who were in Damascus.
and, having received food, got strength. And he was with the disciples who [were] in Damascus certain days.
So when he had received food, he was strengthened. Then Saul spent some days with the disciples at Damascus.
And after taking some food, he regained his strength. Saul was with the disciples in Damascus for some days.
He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus.
And having received food, he was strengthened.
after which he took food and regained his strength. Then he remained some little time with the disciples in Damascus.
And when hee had receiued meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certaine dayes with the disciples which were at Damascus.
And taking food he was strengthened. And Saul was with the disciples in Damascus some days.
and toke meate, and was conforted.Then was Saul a certayne dayes with the disciples that were at Damascon.
and when he had taken some food, he was refresh'd. after which Saul staid some time with the disciples at Damascus.
and he took some food and was strengthened. Saul Begins to Preach Christ For several days [afterward] Saul remained with the disciples who were at Damascus.
and he took food and was strengthened. And he was certain days with the disciples that were at Damascus.
and took food and was strengthened. For several days he was with the disciples at Damascus.
and receaved meate and was comforted. Then was Saul a certayne daye wt the disciples which were at Damasco.
and he took food and was strengthened. And he was certain days with the disciples that were at Damascus.
And when he had received food, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples who were at Damascus.
and having received nourishment, was strengthened, and Saul was with the disciples in Damascus certain days,
After he ate some food, his strength returned. Saul stayed with the followers of Jesus in Damascus for a few days.
and after taking some food, his strength returned. For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus,
Then he ate and felt much better. For several days Saul stayed with the Lord's followers in Damascus.
then he ate some food and regained his strength. Sha'ul spent some days with the talmidim in Dammesek,
and taking food, he was strengthened. For some days he was with the disciples at Damascus.
And receiued meate, & was strengthened. So was Saul certaine dayes with the disciples which were at Damascus.
And when he had received food, he was strengthened, and he remained several days with the disciples in Damascus.
He took food and was strengthened. Sha'ul stayed several days with the talmidim who were at Dammesek.
and after taking some food he felt strong again. For several days he stayed with the disciples in Damascus.Acts 26:20;">[xr]
And he took food and was strengthened,
And he took food, and was invigorated. And he was [fn] days with the disciples of Damascus.
Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength. Saul stayed with the believers in Damascus for a few days.
After that he ate some food and received strength. For some days he stayed with the followers in Damascus.
and he took food and was strengthened. And he was certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
and after taking some food, he regained his strength. For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus,
And, receiving food, gained strength. And he came to be with the disciples who were in Damascus certain days;
And when he had taken meat, he was strengthened. And he was with the disciples that were at Damascus, for some days.
And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.
and after taking food, he regained his strength. And he was with the disciples in Damascus several days.
And receaued meate, and was comforted. Then was Saul certaine dayes with the disciples whiche were at Damasco.
After he ate, he began to feel strong again. Saul stayed with the followers of Jesus in Damascus for a few days.
and he took food and was strengthened. Saul Begins to Preach Christ Now for several days he was with the disciples who were in Damascus,
and after he had eaten, his strength came back. Saul stayed for a few days with the believers in Damascus.
And whanne he hadde takun mete, he was coumfortid. And he was bi sum daies with the disciplis, that weren at Damask.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
when: Acts 27:33-36, 1 Samuel 30:12, Ecclesiastes 9:7
Then: Acts 26:20, 1 Samuel 10:10-12, Galatians 1:17
Reciprocal: Judges 19:5 - Comfort Psalms 51:13 - Then Proverbs 16:7 - he Isaiah 29:24 - also Isaiah 65:25 - wolf Acts 9:1 - Saul Acts 9:26 - he assayed
Cross-References
After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Bring out all the living creatures that are with you-birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground-so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it."
The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand.
But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.
After the flood, Noah lived 350 years.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And when he had received meat,.... Which was set before him when he had received his sight, and after he was baptized, of which he had not tasted for three days:
he was strengthened; in body, being before very weak and feeble; not so much through fatigue of his journey, as through the fear and surprise the appearance of Christ to him, and his words, threw him into; as also through his fasting so long, and his continuance and constancy in prayer all this while, and the attention he gave to the divine instructions which were communicated to him, internally and externally:
then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus; who came from Jerusalem upon the persecution raised against them there; with these Saul continued some few days after his conversion and baptism, for quickly after he went into Arabia, as appears from Galatians 1:17. These disciples, with the new converts afterwards, it is highly probable, formed a church state in Damascus; Ananias is said to be the bishop or pastor of it, and which remained in several ages. In the catalogue of the council of Nice, which was held in the beginning of the "fourth" century, Damascus is mentioned as the seat of a church; in the "fifth" century a bishop of Damascus was in the council at Ephesus; and in the same century it was reckoned a metropolitan church in Asia; in the seventh century it appears there was a church in this place; and even in the "eighth" century, though the Arabians ravaged in those parts, yet still a church continued here for some time, till Ulid, the prince of the Saracens, took away the temple from the Christians of this place, and dedicated it to Mahomet; after which we hear no more of the church at Damascus s.
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Had received meat - Food. The word “meat” has undergone a change since our translation was made. It then meant, as the original does, food of all kinds.
With the disciples - With Christians, compare Acts 2:42.
Order? certain days with the disciples? - Certain days: How long is not known. It was long enough, however, to preach the gospel, Acts 9:22; Acts 26:20. It might have been for some months, as he did not go to Jerusalem under three years from that time. He remained some time at Damascus, and then went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus, and then went to Jerusalem, Galatians 1:17. This visit to Arabia Luke has omitted, but there is no contradiction. He does not affirm that he did not go to Arabia.
We have now passed through the account of one of the most remarkable conversions to Christianity that has ever occurred that of the apostle Paul. His conversion has always been justly considered as a strong proof of the Christian religion. Because:
(1) This change could not have occurred by any lack of fair prospects of honor. He was distinguished already as a Jew. He had had the best opportunities for education that the nation afforded. He had every prospect of rising to distinction and office.
(2) It could not have been produced by any prospect of wealth or fame by becoming a Christian. Christians were poor; and to be a Christian then was to be exposed to contempt, to persecution, and to death. Saul had no reason to suppose that he would escape the common lot of Christians.
(3) He was as firmly opposed to Christianity before his conversion as possible. He had already distinguished himself for his hostility. Infidels often say that Christians are prejudiced in favor of their religion. But here was a man, at first a bitter infidel, and a deadly foe to Christianity. All the prejudices of his education, all his prospects, all his former views and feelings, were opposed to the gospel of Christ. He became, however, one of its most firm advocates and friends, and it is for infidels to account for this change. There must have been some cause, some motive for it; and is there anything more rational than the supposition that Saul was convinced in a most striking and wonderful manner of the truth of Christianity?
(4) His subsequent life showed that the change was sincere and real. He encountered danger and persecution to evince his attachment to Christ; he went from land to land, and exposed himself to every peril and every form of obloquy and scorn, always rejoicing that he was a Christian, and was permitted to suffer as a Christian, and has thus given the highest proofs of his sincerity. If such sufferings and such a life were not evidences of sincerity, then it would be impossible to fix on any circumstances of a man’s life that would furnish proof that he was not a deceiver.
(5) If Paul was sincere; if his conversion was genuine, the Christian religion is true. Nothing else but a religion from heaven could produce this change. There is here, therefore, the independent testimony of a man who was once a persecutor; converted in a wonderful manner; his whole life, views, and feelings revolutionized, and all his subsequent career evincing the sincerity of his feelings and the reality of the change. He is just such a witness as infidels ought to be satisfied with; a man once an enemy; a man whose testimony cannot be impeached; a man who had no interested motives, and who was willing to stand forth anywhere, and avow his change of feeling and purpose. We adduce him as such a witness; and infidels are bound to dispose of his testimony, or to embrace the religion which he embraced.
(6) The example of Saul does not stand alone. Hundreds and thousands of enemies; persecutors, and slanderers have been changed, and every such one becomes a living witness of the power and truth of the Christian religion. The scoffer becomes reverent; the profane man learns to speak the praise of God; the sullen, bitter foe of Christ becomes his friend, and lives and dies under the influence of his religion. Could better proof be asked that this religion is from God?
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 9:19. When he had received meat, he was strengthened — His mind must have been greatly worn down under his three days' conviction of sin, and the awful uncertainty he was in concerning his state; but when he was baptized, and had received the Holy Ghost, his soul was Divinely invigorated; and now, by taking food, his bodily strength, greatly exhausted by three days' fasting, was renewed also. The body is not supported by the bread of life, nor the soul by the bread that perisheth: each must have its proper aliment, that the whole man may be invigorated, and be enabled to perform all the functions of the animal and spiritual life with propriety and effect.
Then was Saul certain days with the disciples — Doubtless under instructions, relative to the doctrines of Christianity; which he must learn particularly, in order to preach them successfully. His miraculous conversion did not imply that he must then have a consummate knowledge of every Christian doctrine. To this day we find that even the genuine Christian convert has a thousand things to learn; and for his instruction he is placed in the Church of Christ, where he is built up on his most holy faith by the ministry and experience of the disciples. Without the communion of saints, who is likely to make a steady and consistent Christian; even though his conversion should have been the most sincere and the most remarkable?
