Preaching in the synagogues of Damascus

Damascus · c. AD 34Acts 9:20–22

Paul begins at once to proclaim in the Damascus synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. His hearers are astonished that the former persecutor now argues that Jesus is the Christ.

Sources

F. F. Bruce, Paul: Apostle of the Heart Set Free (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1977)
Rainer Riesner, Paul's Early Period: Chronology, Mission Strategy, Theology (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998)
Eckhard J. Schnabel, Paul the Missionary: Realities, Strategies and Methods (Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2008)

²⁰Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.” ²¹All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?” ²²But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.