Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Acts 9:30 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 30. 30Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Cæsarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
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Quick Meaning
Sends Saul through Caesarea to Tarsus after believers learn the threat.
Read It With
- Acts 9:26–9:31
Read Acts 9:30 with 9:26–9:31. In isolation, this contribution—sends Saul through Caesarea to Tarsus after believers learn the threat—can be mistaken for the scene's whole claim, detached from its speaker or narrator, or separated from its outcome. The complete unit establishes: Jerusalem disciples fear Saul until Barnabas recounts his encounter and witness; Saul speaks boldly, faces another plot, is sent to Tarsus, and the church experiences peace and growth.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Sends Saul through Caesarea to Tarsus after believers learn the threat. This precise contribution belongs inside “Barnabas bridges fear and fellowship” because Jerusalem disciples fear Saul until Barnabas recounts his encounter and witness; Saul speaks boldly, faces another plot, is sent to Tarsus, and the church experiences peace and growth.
What Remains True
Acts 9:30's particular contribution—sends Saul through Caesarea to Tarsus after believers learn the threat—shows that faithful witness remains accountable to the verse's speaker, narrated setting, affected people, and the complete movement of Acts 9:26–9:31.
How It Can Shape Life
- Practice Acts 9:30's particular contribution—sends Saul through Caesarea to Tarsus after believers learn the threat—through this passage-controlled response: Be a Barnabas by verifying change, bridging justified fear, and introducing people responsibly without demanding immediate trust from those previously harmed.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Acts 9:26–9:31 — Barnabas bridges fear and fellowshipSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and unit coverage.
Exact location: Acts 9:26–9:31, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and punctuation control, without pretending one edition is a complete apparatus.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text, Acts 9:26-9:31
Open the Acts Greek text file ↗Lexical and grammatical evidence
STEP Bible Data
Tyndale House Cambridge
Tyndale House Cambridge, repository snapshot verified 2026
Supports: Morphology and lexical cross-check for words explicitly discussed in this unit.
Exact location: STEP Bible Data, TAGNT rows for Acts 9:26-9:31
Open source ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: Acts
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-attached textual, translation, language, geography, chronology, and historical notes actually printed for the unit.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Acts PDF, printed pp. 2104-2205, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to 9:26–9:31
Open source ↗