Acts 9:29

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܘܰܡܡܰܠܶܠ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܒ݁ܰܫܡܶܗ ܕ݁ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܥܺܝܢ ܒ݁ܰܓ݂ܠܶܐ ܘܕ݂ܳܪܶܫ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܥܰܡ ܝܺܗܽܘܕ݂ܳܝܶܐ ܐܰܝܠܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܝܳܕ݂ܥܺܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܝܰܘܢܳܐܝܺܬ݂ ܗܶܢܽܘܢ ܕ݁ܶܝܢ ܨܳܒ݂ܶܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܠܡܶܩܛܠܶܗ ܀

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he spake: Acts 9:20-22, Acts 9:27

disputed: Acts 6:9, Acts 6:10, Acts 17:17, Acts 18:19, Acts 19:8, Jude 1:3, Jude 1:9

Grecians: Acts 6:1, Acts 11:20

but: Acts 9:23, 2 Corinthians 11:26

Reciprocal: Acts 9:24 - their Acts 26:17 - Delivering Acts 26:20 - and at Romans 15:19 - so that 2 Corinthians 3:12 - plainness Ephesians 6:19 - that I James 2:15 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus,.... He spoke the Gospel of Christ boldly, as it ought to be spoken; he spoke it openly, publicly, freely, and faithfully, not fearing the faces or revilings of any: the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions add, "to the Gentiles"; but this is not in any of the Greek copies: and disputed against the Grecians; or Hellenists, that is, the Hellenistical Jews; by whom are meant, not Greeks proselyted to the Jewish religion, but Jews who had been born and brought up in Greece, or at least had learned the Greek language, and used the Greek Bible; and so the Syriac version renders it, "he disputed with the Jews that knew Greek"; perhaps the same persons, of the synagogue of the Libertines, Alexandrians, Cyrenians, and of Cilicia and Asia, who disputed with Stephen, with whom he had before joined, Acts 6:9

but they went about to slay him; he being an over match for them; and they not being able to resist him, but being confuted, and confounded, and put to silence, they were filled with indignation; and since they could not conquer him by arguments, they were for slaying him with the sword.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And spake boldly - He openly defended the doctrine that Jesus was the Messiah.

In the name ... - By the authority of the Lord Jesus.

Against the Grecians - See the word “Grecians” explained in the notes on Acts 6:1. It means that he not only maintained that Jesus was the Christ in the presence of those Jews who resided at Jerusalem, and who spoke the Hebrew language, but also before those foreign Jews who spoke the Greek language, and who had come up to Jerusalem. They would be as much opposed to the doctrine that Jesus was the Christ as those who resided in Jerusalem.

They went about - They sought to slay him; or they formed a purpose to put him to death as an apostate. See Acts 9:23.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 29. Disputed against the Grecians — That is, the Hellenistic Jews, viz. those who lived in Grecian cities, spoke the Greek language, and used the Septuagint version for their scriptures. And thus the Syriac version has interpreted this place. Acts 6:1; Acts 6:1, where this subject is largely explained.