Biography of apostle paul in the bible

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Paul in the Bible

1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest

2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

3 As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

5 “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.

6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone.

8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

9 For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.

10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!”“Yes, Lord,” he answered.

11 The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and pl

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A Summary have possession of Paul’s Life

Before Conversion

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Conversion

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First Years

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Paul the Apostle

Christian apostle and missionary

"Saint Paul" redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Paul (disambiguation).

Saint Paul the Apostle
Saint Paul (c. 1611) by Peter Paul Rubens
Born	Saul of Tarsus c. 5 AD^[1] Tarsus, Cilicia, Roman Empire
Died	c. 64/65 AD Rome, Italia, Roman Empire
Venerated in	All Christian denominations that venerate saints
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Major shrine	Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy
Feast
Attributes	Christian martyrdom, sword, book
Patronage	Missionaries, theologians, evangelists, and Gentile Christians, Malta
Theology career
Education	School of Gamaliel^[6]
Occupation(s)	Christian missionary and preacher
Notable work
Theological work
Era	Apostolic Age
Language	Koine Greek
Tradition or movement	Pauline Christianity
Main interests	Torah, Christology, eschatology, soteriology, ecclesiology
Notable ideas	Pauline privilege, Law of Christ, Holy Spirit, Unknown God, divinity of Jesus, thorn in the flesh, Pauline mysticism, biblical inspiration, supersessionism, non-circumcision, salvation

Paul,^[a] also named Saul of Tarsus,^[b] commonly known as Paul th