¹⁸ Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Cephas, and was there with him fifteen days.

²² 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 Then, after some days, the Jews made an agreement together to put him to death:

²⁶ 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 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 And he was with them, going in and out at Jerusalem,

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

¹⁷ And it came about that when I had come back to Jerusalem, while I was at prayer in the Temple, my senses became more than naturally clear,

¹⁸ And I saw him saying to me, Go out of Jerusalem straight away because they will not give hearing to your witness about me.