^{19 Ref} And when he had taken food his strength came back. And for some days he kept with the disciples who were in Damascus.

^{20 Ref} And straight away, in the Synagogues, he was preaching Jesus as the Son of God.

^{21 Ref} And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.

^{22 Ref} But Saul went on increasing in power, and the Jews in Damascus were not able to give answers to the arguments by which he made it clear that Jesus was the Christ.

^{23 Ref} Then, after some days, the Jews made an agreement together to put him to death:

^{24 Ref} But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:

^{25 Ref} But his disciples took him by night and let him down from the wall in a basket.

^{26 Ref} And when he came to Jerusalem, he made an attempt to be joined to the disciples, but they were all in fear of him, not taking him for a disciple.

^{27 Ref} But Barnabas took him to the Apostles and gave them an account of how he had seen the Lord on the road, and had given hearing to his words, and how at Damascus he had been preaching in the name of Jesus without fear.

^{28 Ref} And he was with them, going in and out at Jerusalem,

^{29 Ref} Preaching in the name of the Lord without fear; and he had discussions with the Greek Jews; but they were working for his death.