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Andδὲwhen the brothersοἱ ἀδελφοὶlearned of it,ἐπιγνόντεςthey brought him downκατήγαγον αὐτὸνtoεἰςCaesareaΚαισάρειανandκαὶsent him offἐξαπέστειλαν αὐτὸνtoεἰςTarsus.Ταρσόν
Acts 9:30
Study it in the app“And when the brothers learned of it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:30, word by word
- when the brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- learned of itἐπιγνόντεςepignontes
understand
To come to have something clear and sure in the mind, understand it fully.
Where else “epignontes” appears- they brought him downκατήγαγονkatēgagon
bring down
To lead someone down.
Where else “katēgagon” appears- CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareian
Caesarea
See it on the mapWhere else “Kaisareian” appears- sent him offἐξαπέστειλανexapesteilan
send away
To dismiss someone.
Where else “exapesteilan” appears- TarsusΤαρσόνTarson
Tarsus
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Places in this verse
1Caesarea
Today: Caesarea Maritima ruins, Israel
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, about 60 miles (100 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
There Peter announced the good news to Cornelius and his household (Acts 10:1-48). Paul was kept prisoner there before being sent to Rome (Acts 23:23; 25:1).
2Tarsus
Today: Tarsus, southern Turkey
A city in Cilicia, in what is now southern Turkey, near the Mediterranean coast.
Paul was born there (Acts 22:3). The believers sent him off to Tarsus, and Barnabas went to find him and bring him to Antioch (Acts 9:30; 11:25).
The context
29And he was speaking and debating with the Hellenists; but they were attempting to kill him.
30 · This verse (above)
31So the assembly throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being built up; and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it was multiplied.
To study Acts 9 in a group
1. What it says
What happens to Saul on the road to Damascus, and what does the voice say to him? (vv. 3-6)
2. What it means
Ananias hesitates because of what he has heard about Saul, yet goes to him. What moves him to obey the Lord? (vv. 10-17)
3. How I live it
If someone who once hurt you says they have changed, how can you respond with both care and openness?