KJV ORIGINAL
But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But Saul just kept getting stronger and stronger, totally mind-blowing the Jewish people living in Damascus by proving that Jesus really was the Messiah they'd been waiting for.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Saul went from Jesus-hater to Jesus-defender so powerfully that he left everyone speechless.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Acts was written by Luke, a companion of Paul, to Theophilus and a broader Gentile audience in the late first century AD. It chronicles the early history of the Christian movement, detailing the spread of the faith from Jerusalem to the Roman Empire through the work of the apostles.
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