Acts 9:29-31

The Voice

²⁹ He dialogued—and argued—with a group of Greek-speaking Jews. That didn’t go well either, because soon they were plotting to kill him also. ³⁰ His fellow believers helped him escape by bringing him to Caesarea and sending him to his hometown, Tarsus.

³¹ And so the church enjoyed a period of peace and growth throughout the regions of Judea, Galilee, and Samaria. The disciples lived in deep reverence for the Lord, they experienced the strong comfort of the Holy Spirit, and their numbers increased.