Acts 9:28

28 And he was with them, moving * * about * * freely * * in Jerusalem, ¹speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

Acts 9:28 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 9:28

And be was with them
Peter and James, and the rest of the disciples; he lived with them, conversed with them, and joined with them in all religious exercises; which is signified by his

coming in and going out at Jerusalem;
no one of the apostles or disciples forbidding or hindering him.

Acts 9:28 In-Context

26 When he came to Jerusalem, he was trying to associate with the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

27 But Barnabas took hold of him and brought him to the apostles and described to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that He had talked to him, and how at Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.

28 And he was with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord .

29 And he was talking and arguing with the Hellenistic Jews; but they were attempting to put him to death.

30 But when the brethren learned of it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 4:13, 29; Acts 9:29

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "going in and going out"