Acts 9:26-31 - Saul In Jerusalem
26 When he reached Jerusalem he tried to join the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, for they could not believe that he was really a disciple. 27 But Barnabas got hold of him and introduced him to the apostles, and he told them how on his journey he had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken to him, and how boldly he had spoken for the cause of Jesus at Damascus. 28 After that, he associated with them freely in Jerusalem, 29 and spoke boldly for the Lord's cause, talking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews. But they tried to kill him. 30 When the brothers found this out, they took him down to Caesarea, and sent him away to Tarsus.
31 So the church all over Judea, Galilee, and Samaria was at peace and became established. It lived in reverence for the Lord and, stimulated by the holy Spirit, it grew steadily in numbers.