Acts 9:26
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.”
μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
πειράζω
he was trying
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πειράζω
To tempt, to test, to try. Peirazo. He was tempted in every way just as we are yet was without sin. Jesus was tested in every area of human weakness. He understands your struggle.
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πιστεύω
believing
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πιστεύω
To believe, to trust, to have faith. Pisteuo. Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. Believing is more than intellectual agreement. It is a transfer of trust to Jesus.
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παραγίνομαι
Having arrived
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παραγίνομαι
To come beside, to arrive, to appear. When he came to himself he said how many of my father's hired servants have food to spare. Coming to yourself is the first step home.
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φοβέω
were afraid of
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φοβέω
To fear, to be afraid, to reverence. Phobeo. Do not fear those who kill the body. Fear God and nothing else needs to be feared. He holds what every other fear threatens.
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κολλάω
to join
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κολλάω
to glue, i.e. (passively or reflexively) to stick (figuratively)
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Ἱερουσαλήμ
Jerusalem
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Ἱερουσαλήμ
Hierusalem (i.e. Jerushalem), the capitol of Palestine
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Σαῦλος
Saul
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Σαῦλος
Saulus (i.e. Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul
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εἰμί
he is
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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