Acts 9:23

And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
that	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how · particle
many	ἱκαναί, hikanai	G2425	competent (as if coming in season) · adjective — nominative plural feminine
days	ἡμέραι hēmerai	G2250	day · noun — nominative plural feminine
fulfilled	ἐπληροῦντο eplērounto	G4137	to make replete · verb — imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural
Jews	Ἰουδαῖοι Ioudaioi	G2453	Judæan · noun — nominative plural masculine, a people name
counsel	συνεβουλεύσαντο sunebouleusanto	G4823	to give (or take) advice jointly · verb — aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural
kill	ἀνελεῖν anelein	G337	to take up · verb — second aorist active infinitive
him	αὐτόν· auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Galatians 1:17-18 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
Acts 13:50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, an…
Acts 14:19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, s…
Joshua 10:1-6 Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to J…
Matthew 10:16-23 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
Acts 9:16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name’s sake.
Acts 14:2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 9:23-31

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. As soon as God had revealed his Son in him, that he might preach him, he went not up to Jerusalem, to receive instructions from the apostles (as any other convert would have done, that was designed for the ministry), but he went to Arabia, where there was new ground to break up, and where he would have opportunity of teaching, but not learning; thence he returned to Damascus, and there, three years after his conversion, this happened, which is here recorded. I. He met with difficulties at Damascus, and had a narrow escape of being killed there. Observe…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 9:23

And after many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him--Had we no other record than this, we should have supposed that what is here related took place while Saul continued at Damascus after his baptism. But in Gal 1:17-18 we learn from Paul himself that he "went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus," and that from the time of his first visit to the close of his second, both of which appear to have been short, a period of three years elapsed; either three full years, or one full year and part of two others. (See on Gal 1:16-18). That such a blank should occur in the Acts, and be filled up in Galatians, is not more remarkable than that the flight of the Holy Family into…

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Adam Clarke on Acts 9:23

And after that many days were fulfilled - What follows relates to transactions which took place about three years after his conversion, when he had come a second time to Damascus, after having been in Arabia. See Gal 1:17, Gal 1:18. What he did in Arabia we know not; he probably preached Christ in different Jewish synagogues; but with what fruit we are not told. St. Luke, who could not have been ignorant of this part of his history, passes it over in silence; and any assertion, at this distance of time, Relative to his employment in Arabia for those three years, must be both foolish and impertinent.

The Church Fathers

Therefore "after many days" this happens: viz. the Jews "took counsel to kill him. And their laying await was known of Saul." What does this mean? It is likely that for awhile he did not choose to depart thence, though many, perhaps, besought him; but when he learnt it, then he permitted his disciples: for he had disciples immediately.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 20

"And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him." The Jews again resort to that valid argument of theirs, not now seeking false-accusers and false-witnesses; they cannot wait for these now: but what do they? They set about it by themselves. For as they see the affair on the increase, they do not even use the form of a trial.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 20

The Jews made a council to kill him. But the plot against Paul was known to him; and they watched the gates of the city day and night to kill him. It was not the Jews who kept watch, but the citizens themselves with their king Aretas, as the Apostle himself, who was besieged and escaped, writes to the Galatians. For both Gentiles and Jews, although they disagree among themselves, always agree in the persecution of Christians.
— Bede, Retractions on Acts

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Dictionary and topics

Damascus — Activity, the most ancient of Oriental cities; the capital of Syria (Isa. 7:8; 17:3); situated about 133 miles to the north of Jerusalem. Its modern name is Esh-Sham; i.e., “the East.” The situation…
Paul — =Saul (q.v.) was born about the same time as our Lord. His circumcision-name was Saul, and probably the name Paul was also given to him in infancy “for use in the Gentile world,” as “Saul” would be…
Paul · Is persecuted by the Jews — Is persecuted by the Jews

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 9:23

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 9:23-31

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 9:23

Adam Clarke on Acts 9:23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 9:23

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 9:23-31

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 9:23

Adam Clarke on Acts 9:23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Acts 9:23

John Calvin on Acts 9:19-25

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 9:22-25