When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
Parallel translations
- WEB When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.
- KJV Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
- NKJV When the brethren found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him out to Tarsus.
- NASB Now when the brothers learned of it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.
- NLT When the believers heard about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus, his hometown.
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Quick answer
For his safety the believers sent Saul to Tarsus, his home city. The church wisely protects him for future service.
Overview
Sensing the danger, the brothers escort Saul to Caesarea and send him home to Tarsus. This withdrawal is not retreat but providential preservation for the wider mission ahead. God times Saul's seasons of ministry and waiting according to his sovereign plan.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Acts 8:40But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
- Acts 9:11“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
- Acts 11:25Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,
- Gal 1:21Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
- Acts 17:15Those who escorted Paul brought him to Athens and then returned with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
- Acts 9:24–25but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
- Acts 17:10As soon as night had fallen, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. On arriving there, they went into the Jewish synagogue.
- Matt 10:23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
- Matt 16:13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
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