Acts 9:25
Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
Cross-references
Acts 9:30
Historical context
Acts 9:30 continues the escape narrative, showing the brothers sending Paul to Caesarea and Tarsus.
1 Samuel 19:12
Parallel
1 Samuel 19:12 tells of Michal letting David down through a window, an identical method of escape as Saul's basket lowering.
2 Corinthians 11:33
Citation
2 Corinthians 11:33 recounts the same event in Paul's own words: being let down in a basket through a wall window.
Matthew 10:23
Parallel
In Matthew 10:23, Jesus instructs fleeing persecution, which Paul's nighttime escape in a basket directly exemplifies.
2 Corinthians 11:32
Parallel
2 Corinthians 11:32 gives Paul's own account of the same event: being let down in a basket from the wall.
Joshua 2:15
Typology
Joshua 2:15 has Rahab lowering spies through a window by a rope, prefiguring the disciples' escape method for Saul.