YouVersion Logo
Search Icon

Acts 9:24 - Compare All Versions

Acts 9:24 NIV (New International Version)

but Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him.

Acts 9:24 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him

Acts 9:24 NLT (New Living Translation)

They were watching for him day and night at the city gate so they could murder him, but Saul was told about their plot.

Acts 9:24 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

but Saul learned of their plot. So they were watching the gates day and night intending to kill him

Acts 9:24 KJV (King James Version)

but their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.

Acts 9:24 NKJV (New King James Version)

But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night, to kill him.

Acts 9:23-25 MSG (The Message)

After this had gone on quite a long time, some Jews conspired to kill him, but Saul got wind of it. They were watching the city gates around the clock so they could kill him. Then one night the disciples engineered his escape by lowering him over the wall in a basket.

Acts 9:24 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

but their plot became known to Saul. They were also closely watching the gates day and night so that they might put him to death

Acts 9:24 AMP (Amplified Bible)

but their plot became known to Saul. They were also watching the city’s gates day and night so they could kill him

Acts 9:24 NET (New English Translation)

but Saul learned of their plot against him. They were also watching the city gates day and night so that they could kill him.