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The Lexham Context Commentary: New Testament surveys each book of the New Testament at several levels—Book, Division, Section, Pericope, Paragraph, and Unit—providing contextually appropriate commentary on each level. The reader of the commentary can easily ascertain the contextual importance of any larger section, or pericope, or even a particular verse of Scripture.

(9:23–25) The Jews’ conspiracy to kill Saul is discovered, and the disciples stealthily facilitate Saul’s escape (9:23–25). 9:23 Over time, as Saul becomes more powerful and skilled at proving that Jesus was the Christ in the Damascus synagogues (9:22), the Jews conspire to kill him. 9:24 Although the Jews have been conspiring to murder Saul because he is successfully preaching in their synagogues that Jesus is the Messiah (9:22–23), Saul discovers their plot. Perhaps Saul and/
Acts 9:23–25