The Meaning of Acts 9:28 Explained

Acts 9:28

KJV: And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.

YLT: And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem,

Darby: And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem,

ASV: And he was with them going in and going out at Jerusalem,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  he was  with  them  coming in  {5734} and  going out  at  Jerusalem. 

What does Acts 9:28 Mean?

Context Summary

Acts 9:23-31 - Welcomed As A Brother
He who feeds on Scripture must wax strong. The new convert started at once to testify of the Savior. We have no right to keep to ourselves the great treasures that we have discovered, but must copy the lepers of 2 Kings 7:9. He probably showed from a comparison between the predictions of the Old Testament and the facts of our Lord's life, that the key exactly fitted the wards of the ancient lock, and so proved its genuineness.
Those many days in Acts 9:23 probably include the three years spent in Arabia, Galatians 1:17. It was as though Paul wanted time and solitude for quiet thought. We may suppose that he went to Sinai, and there amid the silences of the school where Moses had studied before him, he received of the Lord Jesus that which also he was commissioned to pass on to the Church. From Arabia, he returned to Damascus; then happened Acts 9:24-25. Finally he came to Jerusalem, where he had the opportunity of comparing his teaching with that of the Apostles, Galatians 1:18-24. A vision led him to leave Jerusalem, Acts 22:17-21. While at Tarsus, he probably founded the churches in Cilicia, Acts 15:23; Acts 15:41. [source]

Chapter Summary: Acts 9

1  Saul, going toward Damascus, is stricken down to the earth,
8  and led blind to Damascus;
10  is called to the apostleship;
18  and is baptized by Ananias
20  He preaches Christ boldly
23  The Jews lay wait to kill him;
29  so do the Grecians, but he escapes both
31  The church having rest, Peter heals Aeneas;
36  and restores Tabitha to life

Greek Commentary for Acts 9:28

Going in and going out [eisporeumenos kai ekporeuomenos)]
Barnabas and Peter and James opened all the doors for Saul and the fear of the disciples vanished. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Acts 9:28

Acts 1:21 Went in and went out []
An expression for constant intercourse. Compare Deuteronomy 18:19; Psalm 121:8; John 10:9; Acts 9:28. [source]

What do the individual words in Acts 9:28 mean?

And he was with them coming in going out in Jerusalem speaking boldly in the name of the Lord
Καὶ ἦν μετ’ αὐτῶν εἰσπορευόμενος ἐκπορευόμενος εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ παρρησιαζόμενος ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Κυρίου

ἦν  he  was 
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: εἰμί  
Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present.
εἰσπορευόμενος  coming  in 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: εἰσπορεύομαι  
Sense: to go into, enter.
ἐκπορευόμενος  going  out 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: ἐκπορεύομαι  
Sense: to go forth, go out, depart.
Ἰερουσαλήμ  Jerusalem 
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular
Root: Ἰερουσαλήμ  
Sense: denotes either the city itself or the inhabitants.
παρρησιαζόμενος  speaking  boldly 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: παρρησιάζομαι  
Sense: to use freedom in speaking, be free spoken.
ὀνόματι  name 
Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Singular
Root: ὄνομα  
Sense: name: univ.
τοῦ  of  the 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Κυρίου  Lord 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: κύριος  
Sense: he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord.