Then the disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall in a large basket.
Parallel translations
- WEB but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.
- KJV Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
- BSB One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
- NASB but his disciples took him at night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a large basket.
- NLT So during the night, some of the other believers lowered him in a large basket through an opening in the city wall.
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Quick answer
His disciples lowered Saul over the wall in a basket so he could escape. The church protects its newest member.
Overview
This daring escape, which Paul later recalls, shows the believers' care for the man they once feared. God uses ordinary means and faithful friends to deliver his servant from danger. The episode reveals both Saul's vulnerability and the providence that guards him for further ministry.
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Cross-references · 3
- Josh 2:15Then she let them down by a cord through the window; for her house was on the side of the wall, and she lived on the wall.
- 2 Cor 11:33Through a window I was let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.
- 1 Sam 19:11–12Saul sent messengers to David’s house, to watch him, and to kill him in the morning. Michal, David’s wife, told him, saying, “If you don’t save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”
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