מעשי השליחים 9:22

Delitzsche Hebrew New Testament

וְשָׁאוּל הָיָה הוֹלֵךְ וְחָזֵק וַיָּהָם אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִים יֹשְׁבֵי דַמֶּשֶׂק בְּהוֹכִיחוֹ כִּי־זֶה הוּא הַמָּשִׁיחַ׃

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Modern Translation
ושאול היה הולך וחזק ויהם את היהודים ישבי דמשק בהוכיחו כי זה הוא המשיח׃

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

increased: Genesis 49:24, Job 17:9, Psalms 84:7, Isaiah 40:29, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2 Corinthians 12:10, Philippians 4:13

confounded: Acts 6:9, Acts 6:10, Acts 18:27, Acts 18:28, Luke 21:15, 1 Corinthians 1:27

proving: Acts 17:3, Acts 18:5, Acts 28:23, Luke 24:44, Luke 24:45

Reciprocal: Mark 1:22 - they were Luke 9:20 - The 2 Timothy 1:7 - but

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But Saul increased the more in strength,.... Not of body, but of mind; his gifts and graces, and spiritual light and knowledge increased; his abilities were greater; his fortitude of mind, boldness, and freedom of speech, every day increased: he got more, and new, and fresh arguments, by which he himself was confirmed, and he confirmed others in the truths of Christ. Some copies read, "he was more strengthened in the word"; either in the word of God, having a clearer understanding, and being more confirmed in the truth of it; or in speech, being more ready and powerful in speaking it.

And confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus; confuted them, and put them to silence, so that they had nothing to say for themselves, or against the truth:

proving that this is very Christ; by joining and knitting passages of Scripture in the Old Testament together, by producing and citing express testimonies from thence, and by comparing the prophecies and the characters of the Messiah in them, with Jesus of Nazareth, he proved to a demonstration that he must be the Messiah.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Increased the more in strength - His conviction of the truth of the Christian religion became stronger every day, and hence his moral strength or boldness increased.

And confounded - See Acts 2:6. The word here means “confuted.” It means also occasionally “to produce a tumult or excitement,” Acts 19:32; Acts 21:31. Perhaps the idea of producing such a tumor is intended to be conveyed here. Paul confuted the Jews, and by so doing he was the occasion of their tumultuous proceedings, or he so enraged them as to lead to great agitation and excitement - a very common effect of close and conclusive argumentation.

Proving that this - This Jesus.

Is very Christ - Greek: that this is the Christ. The word “very” means here simply in the Greek: ὁ Χριστός ho Christos. It means that Paul showed by strong and satisfactory arguments that Jesus of Nazareth was the true Messiah. The arguments which he would use may be easily conceived, but the evangelist has not seen fit to record them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 9:22. Confounded the Jews — συνεχυνε, Overwhelmed them so with his arguments that they were obliged to blush for the weakness of their own cause.

Proving that this — ουτος, This person, viz. JESUS, is very Christ; εστιν ο χριστος, IS THE CHRIST, or Messiah. Acts 9:21.