Acts chapter 9

vs 23

Obviously it started getting to the Jews that their number 1 fighter against Christians changed sides. So the Jews, when faced with trouble, do what they always do - organise to kill the person.

vs 24

These guys are pretty serious. Obviously he was hiding out in the town as well, so they thought the best way of ambushing him was to wait for him to go through the city gates.

vs 25

Sneaky! What an exciting life Saul now leads as a fugitive from Jewish justice.

vs 26

Fair enough, too. I mean, he was pretty much the anti-Christan man of the moment.

vs 27

Good on ya, Barney. It must be really hard for people to join a church in a persecuted area, simply because of this fear. I'm sure every majority religion has considered sending in sleepers against the minority to take them apart from the inside.

vs 28

Because, of course, he' d do less damage in Jerusalem than in Damascus :P

vs 29

Oh wait, obviously he can. It must suck having people try and kill you no matter where you go.

vs 30

For his own good, I assume. Seems like he was a really passionate young man, wanting to spread the gospel wherever he went, but people took unkindly to him, and so the Apostles bundled him off home, to Tarsus.

vs 31

So they bundle Saul off home, and everything is peaceful... for a little while. The church now goes from Judea, to Galilee, to Samaria, and just seems to be consolidating and growing more and more.