Acts 9:28
What does Acts 9:28 mean?
A plain-English look at Acts 9:28 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Acts 9:28 means
With Barnabas's affirmation, Saul was accepted by the apostles and began to freely associate and minister among the believers in Jerusalem. He was "going in and going out," indicating he was moving among them without fear or restraint, participating in the daily life and gatherings of the church. This acceptance was a significant milestone, allowing him to be integrated into the very community he once persecuted, demonstrating the power of Christ to reconcile and unite.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he was with them going in and going out at Jerusalem,
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he was with them going in and going out at Jerusalem,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And he was with them, going in and out at Jerusalem,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem and dealing confidently in the name of the Lord.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem,
Context
Following Barnabas's advocacy and Saul's acceptance in verse 27, this verse describes his initial free association and ministry within the Jerusalem church. This period of open fellowship and activity is important for establishing his place among believers. It then naturally leads to his renewed bold preaching, creating further conflict and demonstrating a pattern of ministry that will characterize his future.
v.27But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.
v.28This passage
v.29preaching boldly in the name of the Lord: and he spake and disputed against the Grecian Jews; but they were seeking to kill him.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 27:16
Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
- John 10:9
I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture.
- Psalms 121:8
Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth and for evermore.
- Galatians 1:18
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days.
- Acts 1:21
Of the men therefore that have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
- 1 Kings 3:7
And now, O Jehovah my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or come in.
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