Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. New Living Translation And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is indeed the Son of God!” English Standard Version And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” Berean Standard Bible Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.” Berean Literal Bible And immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God. King James Bible And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. New King James Version Immediately he preached the Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God. New American Standard Bible and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” NASB 1995 and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” NASB 1977 and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” Legacy Standard Bible and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” Amplified Bible And immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “This Man is the Son of God [the promised Messiah]!” Christian Standard Bible Immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues: “He is the Son of God.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues: “He is the Son of God.” American Standard Version And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And within an hour he was preaching in the synagogue of the Jews about Yeshua, that he is The Son of God. Contemporary English Version Soon he went to the synagogues and started telling people that Jesus is the Son of God. Douay-Rheims Bible And immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. English Revised Version And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God. GOD'S WORD® Translation He immediately began to spread the word in their synagogues that Jesus was the Son of God. Good News Translation He went straight to the synagogues and began to preach that Jesus was the Son of God. International Standard Version He immediately started to preach about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "This is the Son of God." Literal Standard Version and immediately he was preaching the Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God. Majority Standard Bible Saul promptly began to proclaim Christ in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.” New American Bible and he began at once to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. NET Bible and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "This man is the Son of God." New Revised Standard Version and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He is the Son of God.” New Heart English Bible Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God. Webster's Bible Translation And immediately he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. Weymouth New Testament And in the synagogues he began at once to proclaim Jesus as the Son of God; World English Bible Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God. Young's Literal Translation and immediately in the synagogues he was preaching the Christ, that he is the Son of God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Saul Preaches at Damascus19and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. 20 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.” 21All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”… Cross References Matthew 4:3 The tempter came to Him and said, "If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread." Acts 9:22 But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ. Acts 9:27 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus. Acts 13:5 When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper. Acts 13:14 And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down. Acts 13:33 He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: 'You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.' Acts 13:46 Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: "It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. Treasury of Scripture And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. straightway. Acts 9:27,28 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 he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus… Galatians 1:23,24 But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed… that. Acts 8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Psalm 2:7,12 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee… Matthew 26:63-66 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God… Jump to Previous Christ Damascus Disciples God Immediately Jesus Once Preach Preached Preaching Proclaim Proclaimed Several Straight Straightway SynagoguesJump to Next Christ Damascus Disciples God Immediately Jesus Once Preach Preached Preaching Proclaim Proclaimed Several Straight Straightway SynagoguesActs 9 1. Saul, going toward Damascus, is stricken down to the earth, 8. and led blind to Damascus; 10. is called to the apostleship; 18. and is baptized by Ananias. 20. He preaches Christ boldly. 23. The Jews lay wait to kill him; 29. so do the Grecians, but he escapes both. 31. The church having rest, Peter heals Aeneas; 36. and restores Tabitha to life. (20) And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues.--The "straightway" as interpreted by the inference drawn in the previous Note, must be taken to refer to the Apostle's first public appearance in the synagogues of Damascus after his return from Arabia. The tense of the verb implies that the work was continued for some length of time. What he had to proclaim was, first, that the Christ was actually and verily the Son of God no less than the Son of David; and, secondly, that Jesus of Nazareth had been shown to be the Christ. The better MSS., however, give the reading, preached Jesus. The line of reasoning we may assume to have been identical with that of Acts 13:16-41. It is not without interest to remember here also that the Samaritans had a synagogue of their own at Damascus, and that he may thus have preached to them, so following in the footprints of Philip and taking his first step in the great work of breaking down the barriers that divided Israel from the world.Verse 20. - In the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus for he preached Christ in the synagogues, A.V. and T.R. The preponderance of manuscript authority, and the ὄ Parallel Commentaries ... Greek [Saul] promptly began to proclaimἐκήρυσσεν (ekēryssen) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2784: To proclaim, herald, preach. Of uncertain affinity; to herald, especially divine truth. Jesus Ἰησοῦ Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. in ἐ Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the Article - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. synagogues, συναγωγαῖς (synagōgais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 4864: From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish 'synagogue'; by analogy, a Christian church. [ declaring ], ὅ Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. “He Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. is ἐ Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Son Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of God.” Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. Links Acts 9:20 NIVActs 9:20 NLT Acts 9:20 ESV Acts 9:20 NASB Acts 9:20 KJV Acts 9:20 BibleApps.com Acts 9:20 Biblia Paralela Acts 9:20 Chinese Bible Acts 9:20 French Bible Acts 9:20 Catholic Bible NT Apostles: Acts 9:20 Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the (Acts of the Apostles Ac) |