Acts 9:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Saul became increasingly more powerful and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Messiah.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But Saul increased all the more in strength, and continued to confound and put to confusion the Jews who lived in Damascus by comparing and examining evidence and proving that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah).

American Standard Version (1901)

But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

Common English Bible

But Saul grew stronger and stronger. He confused the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But Saul was increasing to a greater extent in ability, and so he was confounding the Jews who lived at Damascus, by affirming that he is the Christ.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But Saul increased much more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, affirming that this is the Christ.

Acts 9:22 Cross References

Genesis 49:24

Yet his bow remained taut, and his arms were made agile by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, by the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,

Job 17:9

Yet the righteous hold to their way, and they who have clean hands grow stronger and stronger.

Psalm 51:13

Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you.

Psalm 84:7

They go from strength to strength; the God of gods will be seen in Zion.

Isaiah 40:29

He gives power to the faint and strengthens the powerless.

Luke 21:15

for I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict.

Acts 17:3

explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Messiah to suffer and to rise from the dead and saying, “This is the Messiah, Jesus whom I am proclaiming to you.”

Acts 18:5

When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with proclaiming the word, testifying to the Jews that the Messiah was Jesus.

Acts 28:23

After they had set a day to meet with him, they came to him at his lodgings in great numbers. From morning until evening he explained the matter to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the law of Moses and from the prophets.

Acts 9:20

and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.”

Acts 9:21

All who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem among those who invoked this name? And has he not come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?”

Acts 9:23

After some time had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him,

Acts 9:27

But Barnabas took him, brought him to the apostles, and described for them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.

1 Corinthians 1:27

But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;

Galatians 1:18

Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days,

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

1 Timothy 1:12

I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he considered me faithful and appointed me to his service,