Acts 9:29
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He spoke also to the Gentiles and disputed with the Greeks. But they sought to kill him.

he spake.

Acts 9:20-22,27 And immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the son of God. . . .

disputed.

Acts 6:9,10 Now there arose some, of that which is called the synagogue of the Libertines and of the Cyrenians and of the Alexandrians and of them that were of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen. . . .

Acts 17:17 He disputed, therefore, in the synagogue with the Jews and with them that served God: and in the market place, every day, with them that were there.

Acts 18:19 And he came to Ephesus and left them there. But he himself, entering into the synagogue, disputed with the Jews.

Acts 19:8 And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and exhorting concerning the kingdom of God.

Jude 1:3,9 Dearly beloved, taking all care to write unto you concerning your common salvation, I was under a necessity to write unto you: to beseech you to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints. . . .

Grecians.

Acts 6:1 And in those days, the number of the disciples increasing, there arose a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, for that their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

Acts 11:20 But some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were entered into Antioch, spoke also to the Greeks, preaching the Lord Jesus.

but.

Acts 9:23 And when many days were passed, the Jews consulted together to kill him.

2 Corinthians 11:26 In journeying often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils from my own nation, in perils from the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils from false brethren:

Context
Saul in Jerusalem
28And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem and dealing confidently in the name of the Lord. 29He spoke also to the Gentiles and disputed with the Greeks. But they sought to kill him. 30Which when the brethren had known, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.…
Cross References
Acts 6:1
And in those days, the number of the disciples increasing, there arose a murmuring of the Greeks against the Hebrews, for that their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

Acts 9:27
But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and told them how he had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken to him: and how in Damascus he had dealt confidently in the name of Jesus.

Acts 9:28
And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem and dealing confidently in the name of the Lord.

Acts 22:18
And saw him saying unto me: Make haste and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

Lexicon
He talked
ἐλάλει (elalei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

debated
συνεζήτει (synezētei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4802: To seek together, discuss, dispute. From sun and zeteo; to investigate jointly, i.e. Discuss, controvert, cavil.

with
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Grecian Jews,
Ἑλληνιστάς (Hellēnistas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1675: From a derivative of Hellen; a Hellenist or Greek-speaking Jew.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

they tried
ἐπεχείρουν (epecheiroun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2021: To take in hand, attempt. From epi and cheir; to put the hand upon, i.e. Undertake.

to kill
ἀνελεῖν (anelein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 337: From ana and haireomai; to take up, i.e. Adopt; by implication, to take away, i.e. Abolish, murder.

him.
αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.

And he was speaking and was debating with the Hellenists. But they were seeking to kill him.

And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

preaching boldly in the name of the Lord: and he spake and disputed against the Grecian Jews; but they were seeking to kill him.

and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. And he spoke and discussed with the Hellenists; but they sought to kill him.

preaching boldly in the name of the Lord: and he spake and disputed against the Grecian Jews; but they went about to kill him.

And he spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

and speaking fearlessly in the name of the Lord. And he often talked with the Hellenists and had discussions with them.

preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists, but they were seeking to kill him.

and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he was both speaking and disputing with the Hellenists, and they were taking in hand to kill him,
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