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Saul Preaches at Damascus

Acts 9:20

In 9 translations

BSB
Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
KJV
And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
WEB
Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.
ASV
And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.
LSV
and immediately he was preaching the Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God.
YLT
and immediately in the synagogues he was preaching the Christ, that he is the Son of God.
DBY
And straightway in the synagogues he preached Jesus that he is the Son of God.Elohim
DRC
And immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
GNV
And straightway hee preached Christ in the Synagogues, that he was that Sonne of God,

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read Ἰησοῦν (“Jesus”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read χριστόν (“Christ”).
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  • SBLGNT: Ἰησοῦν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ἰησοῦν; Robinson–Pierpont read χριστόν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ εὐθέως ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς ἐκήρυσσεν τὸν Ἰησοῦν ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ.
RP2018
Καὶ εὐθέως ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς ἐκήρυσσεν τὸν χριστόν, ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ εὐθέως ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς ἐκήρυσσε τὸν Χριστόν, ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ.
SCR1894
και ευθεως εν ταις συναγωγαις εκηρυσσεν τον χριστον οτι ουτος εστιν ο υιος του θεου

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👤 God👤 Jesus Christ◆ Saul proclaims Jesus

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 20:28Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”
  • 1 John 4:14–15And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
  • Galatians 1:23–24They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” And they glorified God because of me.
  • Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
  • John 1:49“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
  • Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
  • Acts 9:27–28Then 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. So Saul stayed with them,…
  • Acts 9:22But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
  • Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
  • Romans 1:4and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • John 20:31But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
  • Matthew 4:3The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
  • Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
  • Matthew 26:63–66But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.” “You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of…
  • Acts 13:14And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
  • John 19:7“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”

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