29 And he was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews,[a] but they were trying to do away with him. 30 And when[b] the brothers found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

31 Then the church throughout all of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being strengthened. And living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it was increasing in numbers.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 9:29 Literally “Hellenists”
  2. Acts 9:30 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“found out”) which is understood as temporal
  3. Acts 9:31 *The words “in numbers” are not in the Greek text but are implied

29 He talked and debated with the Hellenistic Jews,[a](A) but they tried to kill him.(B) 30 When the believers(C) learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea(D) and sent him off to Tarsus.(E)

31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria(F) enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.(G)

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  1. Acts 9:29 That is, Jews who had adopted the Greek language and culture