22But Saul went on increasing in power, and the Jews in Damascus were not able to give answers to the arguments by which he made it clear that Jesus was the Christ.
23Then, after some days, the Jews made an agreement together to put him to death:
24But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:
25But his disciples took him by night and let him down from the wall in a basket.
26And when he came to Jerusalem, he made an attempt to be joined to the disciples, but they were all in fear of him, not taking him for a disciple.
27But Barnabas took him to the Apostles and gave them an account of how he had seen the Lord on the road, and had given hearing to his words, and how at Damascus he had been preaching in the name of Jesus without fear.
28And he was with them, going in and out at Jerusalem,
