20. Soon he began to preach about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “Jesus is the Son of God.”
21. All the people who heard him were amazed. They said, “This is the man who was in Jerusalem trying to destroy those who trust in this name! He came here to arrest the followers of Jesus and take them back to the leading priests.”
22. But Saul grew more powerful. His proofs that Jesus is the Christ were so strong that his own people in Damascus could not argue with him.
23. After many days, they made plans to kill Saul.
24. They were watching the city gates day and night, but Saul learned about their plan.
25. One night some followers of Saul helped him leave the city by lowering him in a basket through an opening in the city wall.