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Acts 9:24 KJV
Acts · chapter 9 · verse 24
But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.Acts 9:24 · King James Version
Acts 9:24 in context
22But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
23And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
24But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
25Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
26And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- watchedparatēreōto stand beside and watch, to watch assiduously, observe carefully, to watch, attend to…G3906 →
- awaitepiboulēa plan formed against one, a plotG1917 →
- knownginōskōto learn to know, come to know, get a knowledge of perceive, feel, to become known, to…G1097 →
- gatespylēa gate, of the larger sort, in the wall of either a city, a palace, a town, the temple, a…G4439 →
- nightnyxnight, metaph. the time when work ceases, the time of death, the time for deeds of sin…G3571 →
- SaulsaulosSaul = " desired" , the Jewish name of the apostle PaulG4569 →
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Luke here makes no mention of Paul's journey into Arabia, which he tells us himself was immediately after his conversion, Gal 1:16, Gal 1:17.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 23-31