Parallel Verses
NET Bible
and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "This man is the Son of God."
New American Standard Bible
and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus
King James Version
And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
Holman Bible
Immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues: “He is the Son of God.”
International Standard Version
He immediately started to preach about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "This is the Son of God."
A Conservative Version
And straightaway he proclaimed the Christ in the synagogues, that this man is the Son of God.
American Standard Version
And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.
Amplified
And immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “This Man is the Son of God [the promised Messiah]!”
An Understandable Version
And so Saul began proclaiming that Jesus was the Son of God in the synagogues [of the Damascus area].
Anderson New Testament
and immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Sou of God.
Bible in Basic English
And straight away, in the Synagogues, he was preaching Jesus as the Son of God.
Common New Testament
And immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God."
Daniel Mace New Testament
Immediately he maintained in the synagogues, that Jesus was the son of God.
Darby Translation
And straightway in the synagogues he preached Jesus that he is the Son of God.
Godbey New Testament
and immediately he was preaching Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
Goodspeed New Testament
and began at once to declare in the synagogues that Jesus was the Son of God.
John Wesley New Testament
And he was certain days with the disciples in Damascus: And straightway he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
Julia Smith Translation
And quickly in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.
King James 2000
And immediately he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues: "This one is the Son of God!"
Modern King James verseion
And immediately he proclaimed Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And straightway he preached Christ in the Synagogues how that he was the son of God.
Moffatt New Testament
He lost no time in preaching throughout the synagogues that Jesus was the Son of God ??21 to the amazement of all his hearers, who said, "Is this not the man who in Jerusalem harried those who invoke this Name, the man who came here for the express purpose of carrying them all in chains to the high priests?"
Montgomery New Testament
And he began at once to proclaim in the synagogues Jesus as the Son of God.
New Heart English Bible
Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.
Noyes New Testament
And immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
Sawyer New Testament
and immediately in the synagogues he preached Jesus, that this is the Son of God.
The Emphasized Bible
And, straightway, in the synagogues, he began proclaiming Jesus, that, This, is the Son of God.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And immediately he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And at once began in the Synagogues to proclaim Jesus as the Son of God.
Webster
And immediately he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
Weymouth New Testament
And in the synagogues he began at once to proclaim Jesus as the Son of God;
Williams New Testament
and at once he began to preach in their synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.
World English Bible
Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.
Worrell New Testament
and straightway in the synagogues he was preaching Jesus, that He is the Son of God.
Worsley New Testament
And he immediately preached Christ in the synagogues, that He is the Son of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
and immediately in the synagogues he was preaching the Christ, that he is the Son of God.
Themes
Christ » Preaching to be concerning » Christ the theme of
Immediate » Examples of prompt response to the call of duty » Paul after his conversion
Jesus Christ » Names of » Christ, the son of God
Law » Expounded by » In synagogues
Leaders » Preaching » Christ the theme of
Ministers » Work of preaching » Christ the theme of
Ministers » Hospitality to » Message of
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » Preaches in damascus for the first time
Preaching » Christ the theme of
Preaching » Effective » By paul
Religious » Support of unfaithful » Christ the theme of
Service » Immediate, examples of prompt response to the call of duty » Paul after his conversion
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 9:20
Prayers for Acts 9:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Saul Proclaims Christ In Damascus
19 and after taking some food, his strength returned. For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus, 20 and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "This man is the Son of God." 21 All who heard him were amazed and were saying, "Is this not the man who in Jerusalem was ravaging those who call on this name, and who had come here to bring them as prisoners to the chief priests?"
Cross References
Psalm 2:7
The king says, "I will announce the Lord's decree. He said to me: 'You are my son! This very day I have become your father!
Psalm 2:12
Give sincere homage! Otherwise he will be angry, and you will die because of your behavior, when his anger quickly ignites. How blessed are all who take shelter in him!
Matthew 4:3
The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread."
Matthew 26:63-66
But Jesus was silent. 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 27:43
He trusts in God -- let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said, 'I am God's Son'!"
Matthew 27:54
Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said, "Truly this one was God's Son!"
John 1:49
Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel!"
John 19:7
The Jewish leaders replied, "We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God!"
John 20:28
Thomas replied to him, "My Lord and my God!"
John 20:31
But these are recorded 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 8:36
Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, "Look, there is water! What is to stop me from being baptized?"
Acts 9:22
But Saul became more and more capable, and was causing consternation among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
Acts 9:27-28
But Barnabas took Saul, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.
Acts 13:5
When they arrived in Salamis, they began to proclaim the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. (Now they also had John as their assistant.)
Acts 13:14
Moving on from Perga, they arrived at Pisidian Antioch, and on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.
Romans 1:4
who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Galatians 1:23-24
They were only hearing, "The one who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news of the faith he once tried to destroy."
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So the life I now live in the body, I live because of the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
1 John 4:14-15
And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.
Revelation 2:18
"To the angel of the church in Thyatira write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Son of God, the one who has eyes like a fiery flame and whose feet are like polished bronze: