What does Acts 9:22 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ."
ACTS 9:22 evnedunamou/to Copyists added the words evn tw|/ lo,gw| (C (om. evn) E 467 ith, p copG67) to make it clear that the statement, “Saul increased all the more in strength,” refers to his powe...
Verse Acts 9:22. _CONFOUNDED THE JEWS_] συνεχυνε, Overwhelmed them so with his arguments that they were obliged to _blush_ for the weakness of their own cause. _PROVING THAT THIS_] ουτος, This person...
INCREASED THE MORE IN STRENGTH - His conviction of the truth of the Christian religion became stronger every day, and hence his moral strength or boldness increased. AND CONFOUNDED - See Acts 2:6. Th...
CHAPTER 9 __ 1. The vision of Glory on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1). 2. Instructions given to Ananias (Acts 9:10). 3. Saul filled with the Spirit, is baptized and preaches that Jesus is the Son...
PAUL'S CONVERSION. This belongs geographically to the field of the Hellenist mission, which was announced in Acts 8:4, and occupied that whole chapter. We heard of that mission at Samaria and Cæ sarea...
SURRENDER (Acts 9:1-9)...
INCREASED... IN STRENGTH. was strengthened. Greek. _endunamoo._ Occurs elsewhere, Romans 4:20; Ephesians 6:10; Philippians 1:4; Philippians 1:13. 1Ti 1:12. 2 Timothy 2:1; 2 Timothy 4:17; Hebrews 11:34...
_But Saul increased the more in strength_ i.e. he became more and more energetic in his labours and the Holy Ghost gave him more power. His fitness for the labour on which he was entering was very gre...
SAUL’S SIGHT RESTORED. HE PREACHES IN DAMASCUS...
SAUL'S EARLY MINISTRY ACTS 9:19-31 : After his conversion Saul began to build up what he had tried to destroy. Saul went to the Jewish meeting places and immediately started telling people that Jesus...
ΜΆΛΛΟΝ (G3123) скорее; вводит противопоставление его предыдущему поведению. ΈΝΕΔΥΝΑΜΟΎΤΟ _impf. ind. pass. от_ ΈΝΔΥΝΑΝΌΩ (G1743) принимать силу, наполняться силой. Относится к силе религиозной и духов...
PROVING THAT THIS IS VERY CHRIST.— _Evincing that he_ [_Jesus_] _is the Christ._ As Saul had blasphemed Christ and persecuted the Christians through _ignorance,_ and while he really _disbelieved_ the...
THE CONVERSION AND EARLY LABORS OF SAUL Acts 9:1-30; Galatians 1:17-24 For a moment let us pause and look back over the pathway of the narrative, Luke has given the following events since the beginni...
See notes on verse 19...
But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ. BUT SAUL INCREASED THE MORE IN STRENGTH, AND CONFOUNDED THE JEWS WHICH DW...
10 God graciously gives a double witness to His dealing with Saul. Ananias is quite his opposite, being a devout disciple. Saul would have found it almost impossible to join the disciples as he did wi...
SAUL BECOMES A CHRISTIAN 1-30. The Conversion of Saul is to regarded as a miraculous event. The way for it may have been prepared by Stephen's speech, by the spectacle of the constancy of the Christia...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 9 JESUS APPEARS IN FRONT OF SAUL, 9:1-9 V1 Saul was still saying that he would hurt the *Lord’s *disciples. He said that he would kill them. He...
BUT SAUL INCREASED THE MORE IN STRENGTH. — The tense implies a continuous growth in power, obviously in the spiritual power which enabled the Apostle _to carry_ on his work. A comparison of dates sugg...
ἐνεδυναμοῦτο : only used here by St. Luke, and elsewhere only by St. Paul (five or six times), and always of religious and spiritual strength; used also three times in the LXX; twice with reference to...
OPENED EYES Acts 9:10-22 How graciously God makes use of prepared souls as partners in the work of salvation! It would have been easy for the risen Lord to have Himself completed what He had begun;...
Opposition, the leader of which seems to have been Saul, continued. Armed with letters from the high priest, he attempted to put an end to the Nazarene heresy. It was on his journey with this intent t...
The Persecutor Becomes a Preacher Once he was baptized and had broken his fast by partaking of some food, Saul began to be with the disciples. Saul immediately began preaching in Damascus, then went...
(3) But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, (k) proving that this is very Christ. (3) Paul does not do battle only with his own authority, but also w...
PAUL'S SANCTIFICATION 20-25. (Galatians 1:15-22 and Romans 7.) Saul had long been a preacher of no ordinary ability. Hence he was a fluent orator when thus powerfully converted under the impetus of a...
And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. (21) But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jeru...
We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in var...
22._And Saul waxed stronger. _Luke doth not only in this place commend the bold zeal of Paul in confessing the faith of Christ, but also he telleth us that he had strong reasons to convince the Jews....
A work and a workman of another character begin now to dawn upon the scene. We have seen the inveterate opposition of the heads of Israel to the testimony of the Holy Ghost, their obstinacy in repell...
BUT SAUL INCREASED THE MORE IN STRENGTH,.... Not of body, but of mind; his gifts and graces, and spiritual light and knowledge increased; his abilities were greater; his fortitude of mind, boldness, a...
But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ. Ver. 22. _Proving that this, &c._] Συμβιβαζων. Proving it by comparing Scri...
_And straightway_ That is, immediately after his conversion; _he preached Christ in the synagogues_ Some writers have given it as their opinion, (see Dr. Wells on the place, and _Script. Geog._, vol....
VERY CHRIST; the true Messiah....
Saul preaches Christ:...
Philip the evangelist is now put in the background, as the Spirit of God begins a work of another kind, using a most unexpected workman. Saul was filled with strongest animosity toward the disciples,...
BUT SAUL INCREASED ALL THE MORE IN STRENGTH, AND CONFOUNDED THE JEWS WHO DWELT IN DAMASCUS, PROVING THAT THIS _JESUS_ IS THE CHRIST. 1. Saul worked hard to prove his conversion was genuine. 2. He co...
10-22 A good work was begun in Saul, when he was brought to Christ's feet with those words, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And never did Christ leave any who were brought to that. Behold, the pr...
INCREASED THE MORE IN STRENGTH; true grace thrives by exercise and opposition: the word here used many take to be a metaphor from builders, who, in erecting their fabrics, fit one piece or part to ano...
Acts 9:22 But G1161 Saul G4569 increased G1743 more G3123 strength G1743 (G5712) and G2532 confounded G4797 (G5707) Jews G2453 who G3588 dwelt G2730 (G5723) in G1722 Damascus G1154 proving G4822 (G572...
SAUL'S MINISTRY IN DAMASCUS (9:20-25). With his usual enthusiasm Saul could not wait to get to grips with those who had once been his supporters, and it was not long before he was in the synagogues pr...
Acts 9:22. BUT SAUL INCREASED THE MORE IN STRENGTH. Dean Alford regards these as the only words under which can lie concealed the journey to Arabia, His note on this verse is a striking one: ‘Paul men...
INCREASED THE MORE (μαλλον ενεδυναμουτο). Imperfect passive indicative of ενδυναμοω, to receive power (late verb), progressive increase in strength as opposition grew. Saul's recantation stirred con...
BUT SAUL It seems probable that (Acts 9:22) refer to Paul's labours in Damascus after his return from Arabia (Galatians 1:17). The "many days" of verse (Acts 9:23) may represent the "three years" of...
Acts 9:1 Early History and Conversion of Paul. Viewed as a public event in the history of the Christian Church, the conversion of Paul furnishes new and independent testimony to the Divine origin of...
L, 2. _And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings, and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found...
CONTENTS: Conversion of Saul of Tarsus. Paul preaches and visits Jerusalem and returns to Tarsus. Peter heals Aeneas. Tabitha raised from the dead. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Saul, disciples, hi...
Acts 9:1. _Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord._ Not less than two thousand of them, who fell in this storm, were massacred indiscriminately. If what i...
BUT SAUL'S PREACHING. His ability grew rapidly!...
_And Ananias,…putting his hands on him said, brother Saul._ SAUL CONVERTED I. The ministry which helps to complete the great change. If the appearance of the Lord to the persecutor was miraculous, t...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 9:1 In chs. Acts 6:1 Luke deals primarily with the witness of the Jerusalem church among the dispersed Greek-speaking Jews (the “Hellenists”) and with the apostle Peter. The conversi...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 9:20. AND STRAIGHTWAY HE PREACHED CHRIST.—Not after his return from Arabia (Plumptre), but after his conversion and during or at the end of the certain days. Paul’s preaching...
EXPOSITION ACTS 9:1 _But _for _and, _A.V.; _breathing _for _breathing out, _A.V.; _threatening _for _threatenings, _A.V. THREATENING AND SLAUGHTER. The phrase ἐμπνέων ἀπειλῆς κ.τ.λ., is rather a...
When Alexander the Great conquered the world, he left pockets of Greek culture throughout the world. So these pockets of Greek culture became very influential. And even though the Roman Empire conquer...
1 Corinthians 1:27; 2 Corinthians 12:10; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Acts 17:3; Acts 18:27; Acts 18:28; Acts 18:5; Acts 28:23; Acts 6:10; Acts 6:9;...
Confounded. See on ch. Acts 2:6. Proving [σ υ μ β ι β α ζ ω ν]. The verb means to bring or put together : hence to compare and examine, as evidence, and so to prove. Used in the literal and physical...
SAUL'S CONVERSION: A PATTERN AND A PROPHECY 1 Timothy 1:15; _with Acts 9:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS We marvel, therefore, that what God wrought in Saul's conversion on the Damascus road is as vital a pa...