Acts 9:11

9:11 Then the Lord told him, “Get up and go to the street called ‘Straight,’ 1  and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,

Acts 9:27

9:27 But Barnabas took 2  Saul, 3  brought 4  him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that 5  the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly 6  in the name of Jesus.

Acts 9:30

9:30 When the brothers found out about this, they brought him down to Caesarea 7  and sent him away to Tarsus.

1 sn The noting of the detail of the locale, ironically called ‘Straight’ Street, shows how directive and specific the Lord was.

2 tn Grk “taking Saul, brought him.” The participle ἐπιλαβόμενος (epilabomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

3 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

4 tn Grk “and brought,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

5 tn Grk “and that,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

6 tn On this verb which is used 7 times in Acts, see BDAG 782 s.v. παρρησιάζομαι 1. See also v. 28.

7 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine, south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). See the note on Caesarea in Acts 10:1.

map For location see Map2-C1; Map4-B3; Map5-F2; Map7-A1; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.