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PAUL
-Also called SAUL
AC 8:1; 9:1; 13:9
-From the tribe of Benjamin,
RO 11:1; PHP 3:5
-Personal appearance of
2CO 10:1,10; 11:6
-Born in the city of Tarsus
AC 9:11; 21:39; 22:3
-Educated at Jerusalem in the school of Gamaliel
AC 22:3; 26:4
-A zealous Pharisee
AC 22:3; 23:6; 26:5; 2CO 11:22; GA 1:14; PHP 3:5
-A Roman citizen
AC 16:37; 22:25-28
-Persecutes the Christians; present at, and gives consent to,
the stoning of Stephen
AC 7:58; 8:1,3; 9:1; 22:4
-Sent to Damascus with letters for the arrest and return to
Jerusalem of Christians
AC 9:1,2
-His vision and conversion
AC 9:3-22; 22:4-19; 26:9-15; 1CO 9:1; 15:8; GA 1:13; 1TI
1:12,13
-Is immersed
AC 9:18; 22:16
-Called to be an apostle
AC 22:14-21; 26:16-18; RO 1:1; 1CO 1:1; 9:1,2; 15:9; GA
1:1,15,16; EPH 1:1; COL 1:1; 1TI 1:1; 2:7; 2TI 1:1,11; TIT
1:1,3
-Preaches in Damascus for the first time
AC 9:20,22
-Is persecuted by the Jews
AC 9:23,24
-Escapes by being let down from the wall in a basket; goes to
Jerusalem
AC 9:25,26; GA 1:18,19
-Received by the disciples in Jerusalem
AC 9:26-29
-Goes to Caesarea
AC 9:30; 18:22
-Sent to the Gentiles
AC 13:2,3,47,48; 22:17-21; RO 11:13; 15:16; GA 1:15-24
-Has Barnabas as his companion
AC 11:25,26
-Teaches at Antioch (in Syria) for one year
AC 11:26
-Conveys the contributions of the Christians in Antioch to the
Christians in Jerusalem
AC 11:27-30
-Returns with the apostle John to Antioch (of Syria)
AC 12:25
-Visits Seleucia
AC 13:4
-Visits much of the island of Cyprus
AC 13:4
-Preaches at Salamis
AC 13:5
-Preaches at Paphos
AC 13:6
-Sergius Paulus, governor of the country, is a convert of
AC 13:7-12
-Contends with Elymas (Bar-Jesus) the sorcerer
AC 13:6-12
-Visits Perga in Pamphylia
AC 13:13
-John (Mark), a companion of, departs for Jerusalem
AC 13:13
-Visits Antioch (in Pisidia), and preaches in the synagogue
AC 13:14-41
-His message received gladly by the Gentiles
AC 13:42,49
-Persecuted and expelled
AC 13:50,51
-Visits Iconium, and preaches to the Jews and non-Jews; is
persecuted; escapes to Lystra; goes to Derbe
AC 14:1-6
-Heals an immobile man
AC 14:8-10
-The people attempt to worship him
AC 14:11-18
-Is persecuted by certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, and is
stoned
AC 14:19; 2CO 11:25; 2TI 3:11
-Escapes to Derbe, where he preaches the gospel, and returns to
Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch, strengthens the souls
of the disciples, exhorts them to continue in the faith, and
helps to appoint elders
AC 14:19-23
-Re-visits Pisidia, Pamphylia, Perga, Attalia, and Antioch, in
Syria, where he lived
AC 14:24-28
-Contends with the Judaizers against their circumcision
"theology"
AC 15:1,2
-Refers the question of circumcision to the apostles and elders
at Jerusalem
AC 15:2,4
-He declares to the apostles at Jerusalem the miracles and
wonders God had performed among the Gentiles by them
AC 15:12
-Returns to Antioch, accompanied by Barnabas, Judas, and Silas,
with letters to the Gentiles
AC 15:22,25
-Makes his second tour of the congregations
AC 15:36
-Chooses Silas as his companion, and passes through Syria and
Cilicia, strengthening the congregations
AC 15:36-41
-Visits Lystra; circumcises Timothy
AC 16:1-5
-Goes through Phrygia and Galatia; is forbidden by the Holy
Spirit to preach in Asia; visits Mysia; attempts to go to
Bithynia, but is restrained by the Spirit
AC 16:6,7
-Goes to Troas, where he has a vision of a man saying, "Come
over into Macedonia, and help us; "immediately proceeds to
Macedonia
AC 16:8-10
-Visits Samothracia and Neapolis; comes to Philippi, the chief
city of Macedonia; visits a place of prayer at the side of the
river; preaches the word; the merchant, Lydia, from Thyatira,
is converted and immersed
AC 16:11-15
-Reproves the soothsayer; causes the evil spirit to come out of
the girl who practises divination
AC 16:16-18
-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 immersed along with his household
AC 16:19-34
-Is released by the civil authorities on the grounds of his
being a Roman citizen
AC 16:35-39; 2CO 6:5; 11:25; 1TH 2:2
-Is welcomed at the household of Lydia
AC 16:40
-Visits Amphipolis, Apollonia, and Thessalonica; preaches in
the synagogue
AC 17:1-4
-Is persecuted
AC 17:5-9; 2TH 1:1-4
-Escapes to Berea by night; preaches in the synagogue; many
honorable women and several men believe
AC 17:10-12
-Persecuted by the Jews who come from Thessalonica; is escorted
by some of the brethren to Athens
AC 17:13-15
-Debates on Mars' Hill (at the meeting of the Areopagus
Council) with Greeks
AC 17:16-34
-Visits Corinth; lives with Aquila and his wife, Priscilla
(Prisca), who were tentmakers; joins in their trade
AC 18:1-3
-Reasons in the synagogue every Sabbath; is rejected by the
Jews; turns to the Gentiles; makes his home with Justus;
continues there for eighteen months, teaching the word of God
AC 18:4-11
-Persecuted by Jews, drawn before the deputy, charged with
wicked lewdness; accusation dismissed; takes his leave after
many days, and sails to Syria, accompanied by Aquila and
Priscilla
AC 18:12-18
-Visits Ephesus, where he leaves Aquila and Priscilla; enters
into a synagogue, where he reasons with the Jews; starts on
his return trip to Jerusalem; visits Caesarea; crosses over
the country of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening the
disciples
AC 18:18-23
-Returns to Ephesus; immerses in the name of the Lord Jesus,
and lays his hands upon the disciples, who are baptized with
the Holy Spirit; preaches in the synagogue; remains in Ephesus
for two years; heals the sick people
AC 19:12
-Rebukes the exorcists; casts an evil spirit out of a man, and
many believe, bringing their evil books of sorcery to be
burned
AC 19:13-20; 1CO 16:8,9
-Sends Timothy and Erastus into Macedonia, but he himself
remains in Asia for a period of time
AC 19:21,22
-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
AC 19:23-41; 2CO 1:8; 2TI 4:14
-Proceeds to Macedonia after strengthening the congregations in
that region; comes into Greece and lives for three months;
returns through Macedonia, accompanied by Sopater,
Aristarchus, Secundus, Gaius, Timothy, Tychicus, and Trophimus
AC 20:1-6
-Visits Troas; preaches until daybreak; restores to life the
young man (Eutychus) who fell from the window
AC 20:6-12
-Visits Assos, Mitylene, Chios, Samos, Trogyllium, and Miletus,
hastening to Jerusalem, to be there by Pentecost day
AC 20:13-16
-Sends for the elders of the congregation of Ephesus; relates
to them how he had preached in Asia and his temptations and
afflictions, urging repentance toward God
AC 20:17-21
-Declares he was going bound in spirit to Jerusalem; exhorts
them to take heed to themselves and the flock over whom the
Holy Spirit had made them overseers; kneels down, prays, and
leaves
AC 20:22-38
-Visits Coos, Rhodes, and Patara; boards a ship bound for Tyre
AC 21:1-3
-Waits at Tyre for seven days; is brought on his way by the
disciples to the outskirts of the city; kneels down and prays;
boards the ship; comes to Ptolemais; greets the brethren, and
stays for one day
AC 21:4-7
-Departs for Caesarea; enters the house of Philip the
evangelist; is admonished by the prophet Agabus not to go to
Jerusalem; nevertheless, he proceeds to Jerusalem
AC 21:8-15
-Is received by the brethren gladly; talks about the things
that had been done among the Gentiles through his ministry
AC 21:17-25
-Enters the temple courtyard; the people are stirred up against
him by some Jews from Asia; an uproar is created; he is thrust
out of the temple area; the commander of the Roman garrison
intervenes and arrests him
AC 21:26-33
-His defense
AC 21:33-40; 22:1-21
-Is confined in the fortress
AC 22:24-30
-Is brought before the Sanhedrin; his defense
AC 22:30; 23:1-5
-Is returned to the fortress
AC 23:10
-Is encouraged by a vision from God, promising him that he will
give testimony in Rome
AC 23:11
-Jewish leaders conspire against his life
AC 23:12-15
-This plan is thwarted by his nephew
AC 23:16-22
-Is escorted to Caesarea by a military guard
#AC 23:23-33
-Is confined in Herod's Judgment Hall in Caesarea
#AC 23:35
-His trial before Governor Felix
#AC 24
-Remains in custody for two years
#AC 24:27
-His trial before Governor Festus
#AC 25:1-12
-Appeals to be heard by Caesar
#AC 25:10-12
-His examination before Herod Agrippa II
#AC 25:13-27; 26
-Is taken to Rome in the custody of Julius, a centurion, and a
detachment of soldiers; boards a ship, accompanied by other
prisoners, and sails by way of the coasts of Asia; stops at
Sidon, and at Myra
#AC 27:1-5
-Transferred to a ship of Alexandria; sails by way of Cnidus,
Crete, Salamis, and the Fair Havens
#AC 27:6-8
-Predicts misfortune to the ship; his counsel not heeded, and
the voyage resumes
#AC 27:9-13
-The ship encounters a storm; 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 persons) survive
#AC 27:14-44
-The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the
island of Melita (Malta)
#AC 27:14-44
-Kind treatment by the inhabitants of the island
#AC 28:1,2
-Is bitten by a viper and miraculously unharmed
#AC 28:3-6
-Heals the ruler's father and others
#AC 28:7-10
-Is delayed in Melita (Malta) for three months; proceeds on the
voyage; delays at Syracuse; sails by Rhegium and Puteoli
#AC 28:11-13
-Meets some brethren who accompany him to Rome from Appii
Forum; arrives at Rome; is delivered to the captain of the
guard; is permitted to live by himself in custody of a soldier
#AC 28:14-16
-Summons the local Jewish leadership; states his position; is
kindly received; expounds the gospel; testifies to the kingdom
of heaven
#AC 28:17-29
-Lives in his own rented house for two years, preaching and
teaching
#AC 28:30,31
-Supports himself
#AC 18:3; 20:33-35
-Sickness of, in Asia
#2CO 1:8-11
-His resolute determination to go to Jerusalem despite repeated
warnings
#AC 20:22,23; 21:4,10-14
-Caught up to the third heaven
#2CO 12:1-4
-Has "a thorn in the flesh,"
#2CO 12:7-9; GA 4:13,14
-His independence of character
#1TH 2:9; 2TH 3:8
-Persecutions of
#1TH 2:2; HEB 10:34
-Persecutions endured by, see below
-Zeal of
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-PERSECUTIONS ENDURED BY
#AC 9:16,23-25,29; 16:19-25; 20:22-24; 21:13,27-33;
22:22-24; 23:10,12-15; RO 8:35-37; 1CO 4:9,11-13; 2CO
1:8-10; 4:8-12; 6:4,5,8-10; 11:23-27,32,33; 12:10; GA 5:11;
6:17; PHP 1:30; 2:17,18; COL 1:24; 1TH 2:2,14,15; 3:4; 2TI
1:12; 2:9,10; 3:11,12; 4:16,17
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