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Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. <a href="/nlt/acts/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> Afterward he ate some food and regained his strength. Saul stayed with the believers in Damascus for a few days. <a href="/esv/acts/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> and taking food, he was strengthened. For some days he was with the disciples at Damascus. <a href="/bsb/acts/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. <a href="/blb/acts/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and having taken food, he was strengthened. And he was some days with the disciples in Damascus. <a href="/kjv/acts/9.htm">King James Bible</a> And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. <a href="/nkjv/acts/9.htm">New King James Version</a> So when he had received food, he was strengthened. Then Saul spent some days with the disciples at Damascus. <a href="/nasb_/acts/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and he took food and was strengthened. Now for several days he was with the disciples who were in Damascus, <a href="/nasb/acts/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> and he took food and was strengthened. Now for several days he was with the disciples who were at Damascus, <a href="/nasb77/acts/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and he took food and was strengthened. <a href="/lsb/acts/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and he took food and was strengthened. Now for several days he was with the disciples who were at Damascus, <a href="/amp/acts/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and he took some food and was strengthened. For several days [afterward] Saul remained with the disciples who were at Damascus. <a href="/csb/acts/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And after taking some food, he regained his strength. Saul was with the disciples in Damascus for some time. <a href="/hcsb/acts/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And after taking some food, he regained his strength. Saul was with the disciples in Damascus for some days. <a href="/asv/acts/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> and he took food and was strengthened. And he was certain days with the disciples that were at Damascus. <a href="/cev/acts/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then he ate and felt much better. For several days Saul stayed with the Lord's followers in Damascus. <a href="/erv/acts/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> and he took food and was strengthened. And he was certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. <a href="/gwt/acts/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> After he had something to eat, his strength came back to him. Saul was with the disciples in the city of Damascus for several days. <a href="/gnt/acts/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> and after he had eaten, his strength came back. Saul stayed for a few days with the believers in Damascus. <a href="/isv/acts/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> and after eating some food, he felt strong again. For several days he stayed with the disciples in Damascus. <a href="/msb/acts/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. <a href="/net/acts/9.htm">NET Bible</a> and after taking some food, his strength returned. For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus, <a href="/nheb/acts/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He took food and was strengthened. He stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus. <a href="/wbt/acts/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when he had received food, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples who were at Damascus. <a href="/wey/acts/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> after which he took food and regained his strength. Then he remained some little time with the disciples in Damascus. <a href="/web/acts/9.htm">World English Bible</a> He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and having received nourishment, was strengthened, and Saul was with the disciples in Damascus certain days, <a href="/blb/acts/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and having taken food, he was strengthened. And he was some days with the disciples in Damascus. <a href="/ylt/acts/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and having received nourishment, was strengthened, and Saul was with the disciples in Damascus certain days, <a href="/slt/acts/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having taken food, he was strong. And Saul was in Damascus with the disciples certain days.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when he had taken meat, he was strengthened. And he was with the disciples that were at Damascus, for some days. <a href="/cpdv/acts/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when he had taken a meal, he was strengthened. Now he was with the disciples who were at Damascus for some days. <a href="/nabre/acts/9.htm">New American Bible</a> and when he had eaten, he recovered his strength. He stayed some days with the disciples in Damascus, <a href="/nrsvce/acts/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and after taking some food, he regained his strength. For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when he had received food, he was strengthened, and he remained several days with the disciples in Damascus. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he received food and was strengthened and he was with those disciples who were in Darmsuq for some days.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And, having taken food, he was strengthened.<CM>And he was with the disciples in Damascus for some days; <a href="/godbey/acts/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> and having received food, he was strengthened. And he was with the disciples who were in Damascus some days; <a href="/haweis/acts/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And when he had taken nourishment, he regained his strength. And Saul continued with the disciples who were at Damascus several days. <a href="/mace/acts/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and when he had taken some food, he was refresh'd, after which Saul staid some time with the disciples at Damascus. <a href="/wey/acts/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> after which he took food and regained his strength. Then he remained some little time with the disciples in Damascus. <a href="/worrell/acts/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And he was with the disciples in Damascus some days; <a href="/worsley/acts/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And when he had taken some nourishment, he was strengthened. Now Saul was with the disciples at Damascus for some time. <a href="/parallel/acts/9-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=2849" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/9.htm">Ananias Baptizes Saul</a> …18At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized, 19<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: labōn (V-APA-NMS) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">after taking</a> <a href="/greek/5160.htm" title="5160: trophēn (N-AFS) -- Food, nourishment, maintenance. From trepho; nourishment; by implication, rations.">some food,</a> <a href="/greek/1765.htm" title="1765: enischysen (V-AIA-3S) -- To invigorate, strengthen. From en and ischuo; to invigorate.">he regained his strength.</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">And</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: Egeneto (V-AIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">he spent</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tinas (IPro-AFP) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">several</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmeras (N-AFP) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">days</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="3101: mathētōn (N-GMP) -- A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">disciples</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/1154.htm" title="1154: Damaskō (N-DFS) -- Damascus. Of Hebrew origin; Damascus, a city of Syria.">Damascus.</a> 20Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/galatians/1-17.htm">Galatians 1:17-18</a> nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus. / Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days. <a href="/acts/22-17.htm">Acts 22:17-21</a> Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance / and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’ / ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You. ... <a href="/acts/26-20.htm">Acts 26:20</a> First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-9.htm">1 Corinthians 15:9-10</a> For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. / But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. <a href="/philippians/1-14.htm">Philippians 1:14-18</a> And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear. / It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. / The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. ... <a href="/2_corinthians/11-32.htm">2 Corinthians 11:32-33</a> In Damascus, the governor under King Aretas secured the city of the Damascenes in order to arrest me. / But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp. <a href="/romans/15-19.htm">Romans 15:19</a> by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. <a href="/1_timothy/1-12.htm">1 Timothy 1:12-16</a> I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service. / I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy. / And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ... <a href="/2_timothy/4-17.htm">2 Timothy 4:17</a> But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion. <a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Acts 13:1-3</a> Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul. / While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” / And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off. <a href="/acts/11-25.htm">Acts 11:25-26</a> Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, / and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch. <a href="/acts/15-35.htm">Acts 15:35</a> But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord. <a href="/acts/18-9.htm">Acts 18:9-11</a> One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent. / For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.” / So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians. <a href="/acts/19-8.htm">Acts 19:8-10</a> Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God. / But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. / This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord. <a href="/acts/28-30.htm">Acts 28:30-31</a> Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him. / Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.when.<a href="/acts/27-33.htm">Acts 27:33-36</a> And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing… <a href="/1_samuel/30-12.htm">1 Samuel 30:12</a> And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.<a href="/ecclesiastes/9-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:7</a> Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.Then.<a href="/acts/26-20.htm">Acts 26:20</a> But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.<a href="/1_samuel/10-10.htm">1 Samuel 10:10-12</a> And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them… <a href="/galatians/1-17.htm">Galatians 1:17</a> Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/9-10.htm">Damascus</a> <a href="/acts/9-1.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/acts/9-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/acts/8-40.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/acts/1-5.htm">Little</a> <a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/luke/23-29.htm">Nourishment</a> <a href="/acts/9-18.htm">Received</a> <a href="/acts/9-18.htm">Regained</a> <a href="/acts/9-17.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/john/7-53.htm">Several</a> <a href="/john/3-22.htm">Spent</a> <a href="/acts/3-7.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/acts/3-16.htm">Strengthened</a> <a href="/acts/8-16.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/9-20.htm">Damascus</a> <a href="/acts/9-20.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/acts/10-10.htm">Food</a> <a href="/acts/9-22.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/acts/12-18.htm">Little</a> <a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/acts/27-34.htm">Nourishment</a> <a href="/acts/10-16.htm">Received</a> <a href="/acts/22-13.htm">Regained</a> <a href="/acts/9-22.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/acts/9-20.htm">Several</a> <a href="/acts/14-28.htm">Spent</a> <a href="/acts/9-22.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/acts/9-22.htm">Strengthened</a> <a href="/acts/9-31.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 9</div>1. <a href="/acts/9-1.htm">Saul, going toward Damascus, is stricken down to the earth, </a> 8. <a href="/acts/9-8.htm">and led blind to Damascus;</a> 10. <a href="/acts/9-10.htm">is called to the apostleship;</a> 18. <a href="/acts/9-18.htm">and is baptized by Ananias.</a> 20. <a href="/acts/9-20.htm">He preaches Christ boldly.</a> 23. <a href="/acts/9-23.htm">The Jews lay wait to kill him;</a> 29. <a href="/acts/9-29.htm">so do the Grecians, but he escapes both.</a> 31. <a href="/acts/9-31.htm">The church having rest, Peter heals Aeneas;</a> 36. <a href="/acts/9-36.htm">and restores Tabitha to life.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and after taking some food, he regained his strength. This phrase follows Saul's dramatic conversion experience on the road to Damascus, where he encountered the risen Christ. After being blinded and fasting for three days, Saul's physical weakness is evident. The act of taking food signifies not only the restoration of his physical strength but also a return to normalcy and preparation for his new mission. In biblical times, fasting was often associated with repentance and seeking divine guidance, and Saul's fast underscores the seriousness of his transformation. The restoration of his strength symbolizes the beginning of his new life in Christ, paralleling the spiritual renewal he experienced.And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. Saul's time with the disciples in Damascus marks a significant shift in his life. Previously, he was a fierce persecutor of Christians, but now he is welcomed into their fellowship. This period allowed Saul to learn from the disciples and be integrated into the Christian community. Damascus, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, was a significant center for early Christianity. The disciples there would have been wary of Saul, given his reputation, but his conversion and subsequent acceptance highlight the transformative power of the Gospel. This time also provided Saul with the opportunity to begin preaching about Jesus, as seen in the subsequent verses, demonstrating his immediate commitment to his new faith. This fellowship with the disciples is a precursor to his later ministry and missionary journeys, where he would continue to spread the message of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul (Paul)</a> Former persecutor of Christians who encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus, leading to his conversion. 2. <a href="/topical/d/disciples_in_damascus.htm">Disciples in Damascus</a> Early followers of Jesus who were initially wary of Saul due to his past but later accepted him as a brother in Christ. 3. <a href="/topical/d/damascus.htm">Damascus</a> An ancient city where Saul was headed to persecute Christians but instead became a believer himself. 4. <a href="/topical/a/ananias.htm">Ananias</a> A disciple in Damascus who, following God's command, visited Saul, laid hands on him, and restored his sight. 5. <a href="/topical/c/conversion_event.htm">Conversion Event</a> Saul's transformative encounter with Jesus, which led to his baptism and acceptance into the Christian community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_spiritual_nourishment.htm">The Power of Spiritual Nourishment</a> Just as Saul regained physical strength through food, spiritual nourishment through fellowship and the Word is essential for believers. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a> Saul's integration into the community of disciples in Damascus highlights the role of Christian fellowship in spiritual growth and support. <a href="/topical/t/transformation_and_acceptance.htm">Transformation and Acceptance</a> Saul's acceptance by the disciples demonstrates the transformative power of Christ and the importance of welcoming new believers, regardless of their past. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a> Ananias's obedience to God's command to help Saul shows the importance of trusting God's plan, even when it seems challenging or risky. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_discipleship.htm">The Role of Discipleship</a> Saul's time with the disciples underscores the importance of discipleship in equipping and strengthening new believers for their mission.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 9</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_universal_church_of_god.htm">What is the timeline of Paul's life events?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_acts_contradict_paul's_letters.htm">Why does Acts contradict Paul’s letters in key details, such as his visits to Jerusalem?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_paul's_conversion_story_differ.htm">Why does Paul’s account of his own conversion in Acts contradict his letters?</a> <a href="/q/did_god_rename_saul_as_paul.htm">Did God rename Saul as Paul?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) And when he had received meat.--Better, as elsewhere, food. The three days' fast had obviously brought about a state of extreme prostration. In St. Paul's account of his conversion in <a href="/galatians/1-17.htm" title="Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.">Galatians 1:17</a>, he states that when it pleased God to reveal His Son in him, immediately he "conferred not with flesh, and blood," but went into Arabia and returned again to Damascus. We have, it is obvious, no certain data for fixing the time, nor the extent of that journey. St. Luke does not mention it, and his "straightway" balances the "immediately" of St. Paul's account. On the whole. it seems most probable that it was the first step taken by him after he had regained his sight and been baptised. Physically, rest and seclusion would be necessary during the period of convalescence after the great crisis of his conversion. Spiritually, that solitude was needed, we may believe, to prepare him for the continuous labour of the three years that followed. I place the journey to Arabia accordingly, with hardly any hesitation, after the "certain days" of fellowship with the disciples, and his reception at their solemn meeting to break bread in the Supper of the Lord, and before the "preaching Christ" in the synagogues. How far the journey extended we cannot say. "Arabia" was used somewhat vaguely as a geographical term; but the fact that Damascus was at this time occupied by the troops of Aretas, the king of Arabia Petraea, makes it probable that he went to that region. In St. Paul's paronomastic reference to Hagar as a synonym for Mount Sinai in Arabia (Hagar and Sinai both admitting of an etymology which gives "rock" as the meaning of each), we may, perhaps, trace a local knowledge gained during this journey, and draw the inference that he had sought communion with God where Moses and Elijah had found it, on the heights of Sinai and Horeb. (Comp. <a href="/galatians/4-25.htm" title="For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.">Galatians 4:25</a>.) He learnt, it may be, the true meaning and purpose of the Law, as arousing the fear of judgment, amid the terrors of the very rocks from which that Law had first been proclaimed to Israel.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - He took food and for when he had received meat he, A.V.; and he was for then was Saul, A.V. and T.R. Some commentators would interpose the journey to Arabia (mentioned <a href="/galatians/1-17.htm">Galatians 1:17</a>) between vers. 19 and 20; and this seems to be the intention of the A.V., where the clause commencing with Then (ver. 19) seems to wind up and close the preceding narrative. This too is the view strongly supported by Canon Farrar, vol. 1. <a href="/acts/11.htm">Acts 11</a>, and by Lewin. Alford places the journey to Arabia in the time comprised in ver. 22; others before ver. 22; Neander, Meyer, and others, in the time comprised in the "many days" of ver. 23. And this last is undoubtedly the easiest, were it not for the considerations urged by Farrar with great force as to the probability of St. Paul seeking a period of retirement after his conversion before commencing any public preaching, and the further countenance given to this view by <a href="/galatians/1-17.htm">Galatians 1:17</a>, where St. Paul certainly says of himself that εὐθέως, immediately, after his conversion he "went away to Arabia." Taking all things into consideration, and supposing that either Luke was not aware of the sojourn in Arabia, or that he omitted from his notes some brief notice of it immediately preceding the description of Saul's preaching in Damascus, which explained the following εὐθέως, it seems best to understand the latter part of ver. 19 and all that follows as subsequent to his return from Arabia; and to conclude that he only stayed at Damascus ἡμέρας τίνας, a few days, after his conversion, and then retired to Arabia. It may be observed, too, that this interpretation gives a significance to the mention of the "certain days" which otherwise it has not. There is a further difference of opinion as to what is meant by Arabia. The most common view is that Auranitis, bordering upon Arabia Deserts, and reckoned as part of Arabia, not above two days' journey from Damascus, is the country meant. But others understand it in its more strictly Hebrew sense of the Peninsula of Sinai (Farrar, vol. 1. p. 212, and Exeursus 9; Dean Howson on Galatians in 'Speaker's Commentary;' Bishop Lightfoot on <a href="/galatians/1-17.htm">Galatians 1:17</a>). This view is decidedly strengthened by the fact that, in the fourth chapter of the Epistle to the Galatians, St. Paul clearly means by Arabia the Peninsula of Arabia, where Sinai was (<a href="/galatians/4-25.htm">Galatians 4:25</a>). On the assumption that the Sinaitic Peninsula is meant, Bishop Lightfoot says, "He was attracted thither by a spirit akin to that which formerly had driven Elijah to the same region. Standing on the threshold of the new covenant, he was anxious to look upon the birthplace of the old; that, dwelling for a while in seclusion in the presence of the mount that burned with fire, he might ponder over the transient glories of the ministration of death, and apprehend its real purpose in relation to the more glorious covenant which was now to supplant it." His journey to Arabia need not necessarily have occupied more than two or three mouths. It seems certain that he did not preach there, because he says (<a href="/acts/26-20.htm">Acts 26:20</a>), "I declared to them at Damascus first," etc. (see another coincidence between the Acts and the Epistle to the Galatians in <a href="/acts/13-2.htm">Acts 13:2</a>, note). <a href="/commentaries/acts/9-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. after taking λαβὼν (labōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. [some] food, τροφὴν (trophēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5160.htm">Strong's 5160: </a> Food, nourishment, maintenance. From trepho; nourishment; by implication, rations. he regained his strength. ἐνίσχυσεν (enischysen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1765.htm">Strong's 1765: </a> To invigorate, strengthen. From en and ischuo; to invigorate. And δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. he spent Ἐγένετο (Egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. several τινὰς (tinas) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. days ἡμέρας (hēmeras) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. with μετὰ (meta) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. disciples μαθητῶν (mathētōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. Damascus. Δαμασκῷ (Damaskō) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1154.htm">Strong's 1154: </a> Damascus. 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