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Acts 9:26

And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he was trying” (ἐπείραζεν) before join here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the Saul” (ὁ Σαῦλος) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he was attempting” (ἐπειρᾶτο) before join here.

Παραγενόμενοςparagenomenoswas comeπαραγίνομαι (paraginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “was come”, a single actionG3854(a) I come on the scene, appear, come, (b) with words expressing destination: I present myself at, arrive at, reach.This verse uses “come”.was comeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalemἐπείραζενepeirazenhe assayedπειράζω (peirazō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he assayed”, an ongoing action in the pastG3985I try, tempt, test.he assayedκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaito join himselfκολλάομαι (kollaomai)verb, present passive infinitive — “to join himself”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2853(lit: I glue); hence: mid. and pass: I join myself closely, cleave, adhere (to), I keep company (with), of friendly intercourse.to join himselfτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταῖςmathētaisto the disciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “to the disciples”, the to- or for-formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.to the disciplesκαὶkaibutκαίconjunction — “but”G2532and, even, also, namely.butπάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allἐφοβοῦντοephobountoafraidφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “afraid”, an ongoing action in the pastG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.afraidαὐτόνautonof himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “of him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of himμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesto trustπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to trust”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἐστὶνestinhe wasεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he was”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.he wasμαθητήςmathētēsa discipleμαθητήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.a disciple

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Σαῦλοςsauloswhen SaulΣαούλ (Saoúl)noun, nominative, singular, masculine — “when Saul”, the subject formG4549Saul, (a) the first king of Israel, (b) the Hebrew name of the Apostle to the Gentiles.Strong’s files this form under G4569 (Σαῦλος).ἐπειρᾶτοepeiratohe assayedπειράω (peiraō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he assayed”, an ongoing action in the pastG3987mid: I try, attempt, endeavor.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, did try to join himself to the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, did try to join himself to the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple,

World English Bible

When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

Darby Translation

And having arrived at Jerusalem he essayed to join himself to the disciples, and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

Douay-Rheims

And when he was come into Jerusalem, he essayed to join himself to the disciples; and they all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

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