Atti degli Apostoli 9:21

La Bibbia di Giovanni Diodati

E tutti coloro che l’udivano, stupivano, e dicevano: Non è costui quel che ha distrutti in Gerusalemme quelli che invocano questo nome? e per questo è egli eziandio venuto qua, per menarli prigioni a’ principali sacerdoti.

Parallel Translations

La Nuova Diodati
E tutti quelli che lo udivano stupivano e dicevano: "Non costui quel tale che a Gerusalemme perseguitava tutti coloro che invocavano questo nome, ed venuto qui col preciso scopo di condurli prigionieri dai capi dei sacerdoti?".

Riveduta Bibbia
E tutti coloro che l’udivano, stupivano e dicevano: Non è costui quel che in Gerusalemme infieriva contro quelli che invocano questo nome ed è venuto qui allo scopo di menarli incatenati ai capi sacerdoti?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

amazed: Acts 2:6, Acts 2:12, Acts 4:13, Numbers 23:23, Psalms 71:7, Isaiah 8:18, Zechariah 3:8, 2 Thessalonians 1:10, 1 John 3:1

Is not: Acts 3:10, Matthew 13:54, Matthew 13:55, Mark 5:15-20, John 9:8, John 9:9

destroyed: Acts 9:1, Acts 9:2, Acts 9:13, Acts 9:14, Acts 8:3, Galatians 1:13-24

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 10:11 - What is this 1 Samuel 19:24 - Is Saul Mark 1:22 - they were Acts 7:59 - calling Acts 22:4 - I persecuted Acts 26:10 - having 1 Corinthians 1:2 - with

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But all that heard him were amazed,.... Not the disciples that believed in Christ, but the unbelievers, as appears from their words:

and said, is not this he that destroyed them that called on this name in Jerusalem? they do not express the name of Christ, out of malice and ill will; which shows who they were that said these words, and were astonished to hear Saul preaching in this name, and proving him to be the Son of God, and the true Messiah; when it was but a little while ago he consented to the death of Stephen, made havoc of the church, wasted and destroyed it as much as was in his power, and persecuted unto death such as called upon the name of Christ, or were called by his name, he could find in Jerusalem: nor did this satisfy him, for it follows,

and came hither, that is, to Damascus,

for that intent, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests: whom he should find professing or invocating the name of Christ, or bearing it; now to see and hear him preach this same name, was surprising to them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Were amazed - Amazed at his sudden and remarkable change.

That destroyed - That opposed; laid waste; persecuted. Compare Galatians 1:13.

For that intent - With that design, that he might destroy the church at Damascus.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 9:21. Is not this he that destroyed them — οπορθησας. The verb πορθειν has three acceptations in the Greek writers:

1. To treat one as an enemy, to spoil him of his goods.

2. To lead away captive, to imprison.

3. To slay.

Paul was properly πορθων, a destroyer, in all these senses.

1. He acted as the most determined enemy of the Christians: Being exceedingly mad against them, he persecuted them to strange cities, Acts 26:11.

2. He shut up many of the saints in prison, Acts 8:3; Acts 9:14; Acts 26:10.

3. He persecuted them unto death-gave his voice against them that they might be destroyed, and was a principal instrument in the martyrdom of Stephen. He breathed threatenings and slaughter. See Acts 7:58; Acts 8:1; Acts 9:1; Acts 26:10-11.

Therefore these three meanings of the original word are all exemplified in the conduct of Saul.