Acts 9:22 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²² But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² 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

²² 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)

²² But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

Common English Bible

²² 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

²² 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

²² 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

But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel,)

Job 17:9

Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger

Psalm 51:13

Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall be converted unto thee.

Psalm 84:7

They go from strength to strength, Every one of them appeareth before God in Zion.

Isaiah 40:29

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

Luke 21:15

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.

Acts 17:3

opening and alleging, that it behoved the Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom, said he, I proclaim unto you, is the Christ.

Acts 18:5

But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

Acts 28:23

And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded the matter, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.

Acts 9:20

And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.

Acts 9:21

And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havock of them which called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests.

Acts 9:23

And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him:

Acts 9:27

But 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.

1 Corinthians 1:27

but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

Galatians 1:18

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days.

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

1 Timothy 1:12

I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service;