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Ac 9:22 King James But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Increased the more in strength - His conviction of the truth of the Christian religion became stronger every day, and hence his moral strength or boldness increased.

And confounded - See Act 2:6. The word here means "confuted." It means also occasionally "to produce a tumult or excitement," Act 19:32; Act 21:31. Perhaps the idea of producing such a tumor is intended to be conveyed here. Paul confuted the Jews, and by so doing he was the occasion of their tumultuous proceedings, or he so enraged them as to lead to great agitation and excitement - a very common effect of close and conclusive argumentation.

Proving that this - This Jesus.

Is very Christ - Greek: that this is the Christ. The word "very" means here simply in the Greek: ὁ Χριστός ho Christos. It means that Paul showed by strong and satisfactory arguments that Jesus of Nazareth was the true Messiah. The arguments which he would use may be easily conceived, but the evangelist has not seen fit to record them.
 
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32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.
6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.
23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:
24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him.
25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.
21 But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?