And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands.
Parallel translations
- WEB Through a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.
- BSB But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his grasp.
- NKJV but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and escaped from his hands.
- NASB and I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall, and so escaped his hands.
- NLT I had to be lowered in a basket through a window in the city wall to escape from him.
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Quick answer
Paul was lowered in a basket through a window in the city wall to escape his pursuers. It matters because the great apostle's deliverance came through an undignified, helpless retreat.
Overview
Far from a display of power, Paul's first 'exploit' was being smuggled out like fugitive cargo. By spotlighting this, he deliberately subverts any notion of self-made greatness. His honest embrace of such weakness sets the stage for the surpassing revelations and the thorn that follow in chapter 12.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Acts 9:25Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
- Josh 2:18Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father’s household, home unto thee.
- 1 Sam 19:12So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
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