Acts 9:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.””
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“Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and immediately in the synagogues he was preaching the Christ, that he is the Son of God.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 9:20 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
- 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.
- Matthew 4:3The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
- Matthew 26:63But 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.”
- Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
- Matthew 27:54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
- John 1:49“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
- 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.”
- John 20:28Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”
- 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.
- Acts 8:36As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”
- Acts 9:22But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
- Acts 9:27Then 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.
- Acts 13:5When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.
- Acts 13:14And from Perga, they traveled inland to Pisidian Antioch, where they entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and sat down.
- 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.
- Galatians 1:23They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
- 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.
- 1 John 4:14And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
- Revelation 2:18To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
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