Acts 9:26

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Acts 9:26 - Amplified Bible

And when he had arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to associate himself with the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe he really was a disciple.

Acts 9:26 - American Standard Version

And when he was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

Acts 9:26 - Bible in Basic English

And when he came to Jerusalem, he made an attempt to be joined to the disciples, but they were all in fear of him, not taking him for a disciple.

Acts 9:26 - Darby Bible

And having arrived at Jerusalem he essayed to join himself to the disciples, and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

Acts 9:26 - English Standard Version

And when he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple.

Acts 9:26 - King James Version

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.

Acts 9:26 - La Biblia de las Americas

Cuando llegò a Jerusalén, trataba de juntarse con los discìpulos; y todos le temìan, no creyendo que era discìpulo.

Acts 9:26 - The Message

Back in Jerusalem he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him. They didn’t trust him one bit. Then Barnabas took him under his wing. He introduced him to the apostles and stood up for him, told them how Saul had seen and spoken to the Master on the Damascus Road and how in Damascus itself he had laid his life on the line with his bold preaching in Jesus’ name.

Acts 9:26 - New American Standard Bible

When he came to Jerusalem, he was trying to associate with the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

Acts 9:26 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Cuando Saulo llegò a Jerusalén, trataba de juntarse con los discìpulos; pero todos le temìan, no creyendo que era discìpulo.

Acts 9:26 - World English Bible

When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples. They were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

Acts 9:26 - Young's Living Translation

And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, did try to join himself to the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple,

Acts 9:26 - Additional Comments

Paul travelled all the way back to Jerusalem. I expect some of the disciples met him outside the wall to travel with him. Or maybe he travelled that distant by himself. They must have given him provisions to make the journey. By foot it would probably take 4 days at a minimum.
When he arrived in Jerusalem, they knew him there very well - the way he used to be. The way he was, how could he have converted?
It is such a challenge today to know when to trust conversions to Christianity, especially when you read about them (like Bob Dylan, Deion Sanders, and Jim Baker).

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