One night some followers that Saul had taught helped him leave the city. They put him in a basket and lowered it down through a hole in the city wall.
But some friends put me in a basket. Then they put the basket through a hole in the wall and lowered me down. So I escaped from the governor.
Rahab’s house was built into the city wall, so she used a rope to let the men down through a window.
All the people ate until they were full. After this, the followers filled seven baskets with the pieces of food that were not eaten.
They were watching the city gates day and night. They wanted to kill Saul, but he learned about their plan.
Then Saul went to Jerusalem. He tried to join the group of followers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe that he was really a follower of Jesus.
The Lord’s followers decided that they would each send as much as they could to help their brothers and sisters who lived in Judea.