Paul Called Saul
Acts 8:1; Acts 9:1; Acts 13:9
Of the tribe of Benjamin
Romans 11:1; Philippians 3:5
Personal appearance of
2 Corinthians 10:1; 2 Corinthians 10:10; 2 Corinthians 11:6
Born in Tarsus
Acts 9:11; Acts 21:39; Acts 22:3
Educated at Jerusalem in the school of Gamaliel
Acts 22:3; Acts 26:4
A zealous Pharisee
Acts 22:3; Acts 23:6; Acts 26:5; 2 Corinthians 11:22; Galatians 1:14; Philippians 3:5
A Roman
Acts 16:37; Acts 22:28
Persecutes the Christians; present at, and gives consent to, the stoning of Stephen
Acts 7:58; Acts 8:1; Acts 8:3; Acts 9:1; Acts 22:4
Sent to Damascus with letters for the arrest and return to Jerusalem of Christians
Acts 9:2
His vision and conversion
Acts 9:22; Acts 22:19; Acts 26:15; 1 Corinthians 9:1; 1 Corinthians 15:8; Galatians 1:13; 1 Timothy 1:13
Is baptized
Acts 9:18; Acts 22:16
Called to be an apostle
Acts 22:21; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:1; 1 Corinthians 1:1; 1 Corinthians 9:2; 1 Corinthians 15:9; Galatians 1:1; Galatians 1:16; Ephesians 1:1; Colossians 1:1; 1 Timothy 1:1; 1 Timothy 2:7; 2 Timothy 1:1; 2 Timothy 1:11; Titus 1:1; Titus 1:3
Preaches in Damascus
Acts 9:20; Acts 9:22
Is persecuted by the Jews
Acts 9:24
Escapes by being let down from the wall in a basket; goes to Jerusalem
Acts 9:26; Galatians 1:19
Received by the disciples in Jerusalem
Acts 9:29
Goes to Caesarea
Acts 9:30; Acts 18:22
Sent unto the Gentiles
Acts 13:3; Acts 13:48; Acts 22:21; Romans 11:13; Romans 15:16; Galatians 1:24
Has Barnabas as his companion
Acts 11:26
Teaches at Antioch one year
Acts 11:26
Conveys the contributions of the Christians in Antioch to the Christians in Jerusalem
Acts 11:30
Returns with John to Antioch
Acts 12:25
Visits Seleucia
Acts 13:4
Visits Cyprus
Acts 13:4
Preaches at Salamis
Acts 13:5
Preaches at Paphos
Acts 13:6
Sergius Paulus, deputy of the country, is a convert of
Acts 13:12
Contends with Elymas the sorcerer
Acts 13:12
Visits Perga in Pamphylia
Acts 13:13
John, a companion of, departs for Jerusalem
Acts 13:13
Visits Antioch in Pisidia, and preaches in the synagogue
Acts 13:41
His message received gladly by the Gentiles
Acts 13:42; Acts 13:49
Persecuted and expelled
Acts 13:51
Visits Iconium, and preaches to the Jews and Greeks; is persecuted; escapes to Lystra; goes to Derbe
Acts 14:6
Heals an impotent man
Acts 14:10
The people attempt to worship him
Acts 14:18
Is persecuted by certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, and is stoned
Acts 14:19; 2 Corinthians 11:25; 2 Timothy 3:11
Escapes to Derbe, where he preaches the gospel, and returns to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch, confirms the souls of the disciples, exhorts them to continue in the faith, and ordains elders
Acts 14:23
Revisits Pisidia, Pamphylia, Perga, Attalia, and Antioch, in Syria, where he abode
Acts 14:28
Contends with the Judaizing Christians against circumcision
Acts 15:2
Refers the question as to circumcision to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem
Acts 15:2; Acts 15:4
He declares to the apostles at Jerusalem the miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them
Acts 15:12
Returns to Antioch, accompanied by Barnabas, Judas, and Silas, with letters to the Gentiles
Acts 15:22; Acts 15:25
Makes his second tour of the churches
Acts 15:36
Chooses Silas as his companion, and passes through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches
Acts 15:41
Visits Lystra; circumcises Timothy
Acts 16:5
Goes through Phrygia and Galatia; is forbidden by the Holy Ghost to preach in Asia; visits Mysia; essays to go to Bithynia, but is restrained by the Spirit; goes to Troas, where he has a vision of a man saying, »Come over into Macedonia, and help us;« immediately proceeds to Macedonia
Acts 16:10
Visits Samothracia and Neopolis; comes to Philippi, the chief city of Macedonia; visits a place of prayer at the river side; preaches the word; the merchant, Lydia, of Thyatira, is converted and baptized
Acts 16:15
Reproves the soothsayer; causes the evil spirit to come out of the damsel who practices divination
Acts 16:18
Persecuted, beaten, and cast into prison with Silas; sings songs of praise in the prison; an earthquake shakes the prison; he preaches to the alarmed jailer, who believes, and is baptized with his household
Acts 16:34
Is released by the civil authorities on the ground of his being a Roman citizen
Acts 16:39; 2 Corinthians 6:5; 2 Corinthians 11:25; 1 Thessalonians 2:2
Is received at the house of Lydia
Acts 16:40
Visits Amphipolis, and Apollonia, and Thessalonica, preaches in the synagogue
Acts 17:4
Is persecuted
Acts 17:9; 2 Thessalonians 1:4
Escapes to Berea by night; preaches in the synagogue; many honorable women, and men, not a few, believe
Acts 17:12
Persecuted by the Jews who come from Thessalonica; is conducted by the brethren to Athens
Acts 17:15
Disputes on Mars' Hill with Grecians
Acts 17:34
Visits Corinth; dwells with Aquila and his wife, Priscilla, who were tentmakers; joins in their handicraft; reasons in the synagogue every Sabbath; is rejected of the Jews; turns to the Gentiles; makes his abode with Justus; continues there one year and six months, teaching the word of God
Acts 18:11
Persecuted by Jews, drawn before the deputy, charged with wicked lewdness; accusation dismissed; takes his leave after many days, and sails unto Syria, accompanied by Aquila and Priscilla
Acts 18:18
Visits Ephesus, where he leaves Aquila and Priscilla; enters into a synagogue, where he reasons with the Jews; starts on his return journey to Jerusalem; visits Caesarea; goes over the country of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, strengthening the disciples
Acts 18:23
Returns to Ephesus; baptizes in the name of the Lord Jesus, and lays his hands upon the disciples, who are baptized with the Holy Ghost; preaches in the synagogue; remains in Ephesus for the space of two years; heals the sick
Acts 19:12
Reproves the exorcists; casts an evil spirit out of a man, and many believe, bringing their books of sorcery to be burned
Acts 19:20; 1 Corinthians 16:9
Sends Timothy and Erastus into Macedonia, but remains himself in Asia for a season
Acts 19:22
The spread of the gospel through his preaching interferes with the makers of idols; he is persecuted, and a great uproar of the city is created; the town clerk appeases the people; dismisses the accusation against Paul, and disperses the people
Acts 19:41; 2 Corinthians 1:8; 2 Timothy 4:14
Proceeds to Macedonia after confirming the churches in those parts; comes into Greece and abides three months; returns through Macedonia, accompanied by Sopater, Aristarchus, Secundus, Gaius, Timothy, Tychicus, and Trophimus
Acts 20:6
Visits Troas; preaches until break of day; restores to life the young man who fell from the window
Acts 20:12
Visits Assos, Mitylene, Chios, Samos, Trogyllium, and Miletus, hastening to Jerusalem, to be there at Pentecost
Acts 20:16
Sends for the elders of the church of Ephesus; rehearses to them how he had preached in Asia, and his temptations and afflictions testifying repentance toward God; declares he was going bound in spirit to Jerusalem; exhorts them to take heed to themselves and the flock over whom the Holy Ghost had made them overseers; kneels down and prays and takes his departure
Acts 20:38
Visits Coos, Rhodes, Patara; takes ship for Tyre; tarries at Tyre seven days; is brought on his way by the disciples to the outskirts of the city; kneels down and prays; takes ship; comes to Ptolemais; salutes the brethren, and abides one day
Acts 21:7
Departs for Caesarea; enters the house of Philip, the Evangelist; is admonished by Agabus not to go to Jerusalem; proceeds nevertheless to Jerusalem
Acts 21:15
Is received by the brethren gladly; talks of the things that had been wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry; enters the temple; the people are stirred against him by Jews from Asia; an uproar is created; he is thrust out of the temple; the chief captain of the garrison interposes and arrests him
Acts 21:33
His defense
Acts 21:40; Acts 22:21
Is confined in the castle
Acts 22:30
Is brought before the council; his defense
Acts 22:30; Acts 23:5
Is returned to the castle
Acts 23:10
Is cheered by a vision, promising him that he shall bear witness in Rome
Acts 23:11
Jews conspire against his life
Acts 23:15
Thwarted by his nephew
Acts 23:22
Is escorted to Caesarea by a military guard
Acts 23:33
Is confined in Herod's Judgment Hall in Caesarea
Acts 23:35
His trial before Felix
Acts 24
Remains in custody for two years
Acts 24:27
His trial before Festus
Acts 25:12
Appeals to Caesar
Acts 25:12
His examination before Agrippa
Acts 25:27; Acts 26
Is taken to Rome in custody of Julius, a centurion, and guard of soldiers; takes shipping, accompanied by other prisoners, and sails by way of the coasts of Asia; stops at Sidon, and at Myra
Acts 27:5
Transferred to a ship of Alexandria; sails by way of Cnidus, Crete, Salamis, and the Fair Havens
Acts 27:8
Predicts misfortune to the ship; his counsel not heeded, and the voyage resumed
Acts 27:13
The ship encounters a tempest; Paul encourages and comforts the officers and crew; the soldiers advise putting the prisoners to death; the centurion interferes, and all on board, consisting of two hundred and seventy-six souls, are saved
Acts 27:44
The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of Melita
Acts 27:44
Kind treatment by the inhabitants of the island
Acts 28:2
Is bitten by a viper and miraculously preserved
Acts 28:6
Heals the ruler's father and others
Acts 28:10
Is delayed in Melita three months; proceeds on the voyage; delays at Syracuse; sails by Rhegium and Puteoli; meets brethren who accompany him to Rome from Appii forum; arrives at Rome; is delivered to the captain of the guard; is permitted to dwell by himself in custody of a soldier
Acts 28:16
Calls the chief Jews together; states his situation; is kindly received; expounds the gospel; testifies to the kingdom of heaven
Acts 28:29
Dwells two years in his own hired house, preaching and teaching
Acts 28:31
Supports himself
Acts 18:3; Acts 20:35
Sickness of, in Asia
2 Corinthians 1:11
His resolute determination to go to Jerusalem against the repeated admonition of the Holy Ghost
Acts 20:23; Acts 21:4; Acts 21:14
Caught up to the third heavens
2 Corinthians 12:4
Has »a thorn in the flesh«
2 Corinthians 12:9; Galatians 4:14
His independence of character
1 Thessalonians 2:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:8
Persecutions of
1 Thessalonians 2:2; Hebrews 10:34
Zeal, Exemplified by Paul
Persecutions endured by
Acts 9:16; Acts 9:25; Acts 9:29; Acts 16:25; Acts 2:24; Acts 20:24; Acts 21:13; Acts 21:33; Acts 22:24; Acts 23:10; Acts 23:15; Romans 8:37; 1 Corinthians 4:9; 1 Corinthians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 1:10; 2 Corinthians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 6:5; 2 Corinthians 6:10; 2 Corinthians 11:27; 2 Corinthians 11:33; 2 Corinthians 12:10; Galatians 5:11; Galatians 6:17; 1 Thessalonians 3:4; Philippians 1:30; Philippians 2:18; Colossians 1:24; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:15; 2 Timothy 1:12; 2 Timothy 2:10; 2 Timothy 3:12; 2 Timothy 4:17