Acts 9:27 Meaning and Explanation
“But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.”
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Read Full Chapter →Barnabas takes Saul, brings him to the apostles, and vouches for him — telling how he saw the Lord on the road and preached boldly at Damascus.
What Does Acts 9:27 Mean?
Barnabas, whose name means son of consolation (Acts 4:36), lives up to it. He bridges the fearful church and the suspected convert, staking his own good name on Saul’s story. His testimony has the essentials: Saul has seen the Lord, the Lord has spoken to him, and his boldness at Damascus proves the change is real.
Nearly every believer owes something to a Barnabas — someone who said, in effect, he is genuine, when everyone else kept their distance. Without this advocate the church’s greatest missionary might have waited at her door far longer. Vouching for the doubted and lending your good name to someone with a bad one: this, too, is ministry, and heaven remembers it.
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What does Acts 9:27 mean?
Barnabas takes Saul, brings him to the apostles, and vouches for him — telling how he saw the Lord on the road and preached boldly at Damascus.