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Acts 9

Acts 9 — Overview

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

, Saul, going towards Damascus, is stricken down to the earth, and led blind to Damascus; , is called to the apostleship; , and is baptized by Ananias; , He preaches Christ boldly; , The Jews lay wait to kill him; , so do the Grecians, but he escapes both; , The church having rest, Peter heals Aeneas of the palsy; , and restores Tabitha to life.

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Acts 9 — OverviewActs 9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we have, I. The famous story of St. Paul's conversion from being an outrageous persecutor of the gospel of Christ to be an illustrious professor and preacher of it. 1. How he was first awakened…Acts 9:1-9Acts 9:1-9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe found mention made of Saul twice or thrice in the story of Stephen, for the sacred penman longed to come to his story; and now we are come to it, not quite taking leave of Peter but from henceforward being…Acts 9:1Acts 9:1 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeCir am 4039, ad 35 Saul: Acts 9:11-13, Acts 9:19-21, Acts 7:58, Acts 8:3, Acts 22:3-4, Acts 26:9-11; 1 Corinthians 15:9; Galatians 1:13; Philippians 3:6; 1 Timothy 1:13 breathing: Psalms 27:12Acts 9:1Acts 9:1 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd Saul yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter,.... The historian having given an account of the dispersion of all the preachers of the Gospel at Jerusalem, excepting the apostles, and of their success in other…Acts 9:2Acts 9:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgedesired: Acts 9:14, Acts 7:19, Acts 22:5, Acts 26:12; Esther 3:8-13; Psalms 82:2-4 the synagogues: Acts 6:9, Acts 13:14-15, Acts 28:17-21 of this way: Gr. of the way, Acts 19:9, Acts 19:23, Acts 22:5, Acts 28:22Acts 9:2Acts 9:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAnd desired of him letters to Damascus,.... Damascus was the head or metropolis of Syria, Isa 7:8 And so Pliny calls it Damascus of Syria: it was a very ancient city; it was in the times of Abraham; his servant Eliezer…