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Introduction:
Paul, originally known as Saul of Tarsus, is one of the most influential figures in early Christianity. His life and teachings have had a profound impact on Christian theology and the spread of the Gospel. As an apostle to the Gentiles, Paul's missionary journeys and epistles form a significant portion of the New Testament.

Background and Conversion:
Paul was born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and was a Roman citizen by birth (Acts 22:28). He was a Pharisee, educated under Gamaliel, a respected teacher of the Law (Acts 22:3). Initially, Paul was a zealous persecutor of Christians, consenting to the stoning of Stephen (Acts 7:58) and actively seeking to imprison believers (Acts 8:3).

Paul's dramatic conversion occurred on the road to Damascus, where he encountered the risen Christ. A light from heaven flashed around him, and he heard a voice saying, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?" (Acts 9:4). Blinded by the encounter, Paul was led into Damascus, where Ananias, a disciple, laid hands on him, restoring his sight and baptizing him (Acts 9:17-18).

Missionary Journeys and Ministry:
Following his conversion, Paul embarked on several missionary journeys, spreading the Gospel throughout the Roman Empire. His travels took him to regions such as Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome. Paul established numerous churches and nurtured them through his letters, which addressed theological issues, moral conduct, and church organization.

Paul's first missionary journey, alongside Barnabas, took him to Cyprus and Asia Minor (Acts 13-14). His second journey included Silas and Timothy, during which he received the Macedonian call and brought the Gospel to Europe (Acts 16:9-10). The third journey focused on strengthening the churches he had founded (Acts 18:23).

Theological Contributions:
Paul's epistles form a cornerstone of Christian doctrine. His letters to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians, among others, articulate key theological concepts such as justification by faith, the role of the Law, the nature of the Church, and the work of the Holy Spirit.

In Romans, Paul expounds on the righteousness of God and the justification of sinners through faith in Jesus Christ: "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus" (Romans 3:23-24).

In 1 Corinthians, Paul addresses issues of church unity, spiritual gifts, and the resurrection of the dead. He emphasizes love as the greatest virtue: "And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love" (1 Corinthians 13:13).

Challenges and Imprisonment:
Paul faced numerous challenges, including opposition from Jewish leaders, false teachers, and Roman authorities. He endured beatings, imprisonment, and shipwrecks for the sake of the Gospel (2 Corinthians 11:23-27). Despite these hardships, Paul remained steadfast in his mission, often writing letters from prison to encourage and instruct the churches.

His final imprisonment in Rome led to his martyrdom under Emperor Nero. Paul remained confident in his faith, declaring, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" (2 Timothy 4:7).

Legacy:
Paul's legacy endures through his writings, which continue to inspire and instruct Christians worldwide. His life exemplifies the transformative power of the Gospel and the call to spread the message of Christ to all nations.

Greek

4450b. Purros -- Pyrrhus, the father of one of Paul's companions
... 4450a, 4450b. Purros. 4451 . Pyrrhus, the father of one of Paul's
companions. Transliteration: Purros Short Definition: Pyrrhus. ...
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5060. Tertios -- "third," Tertius, a Christian to whom Paul ...
... 5059, 5060. Tertios. 5061 . "third," Tertius, a Christian to whom Paul dictated
Romans. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Tertios Phonetic ...
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3794. ochuroma -- a stronghold, fortress
... In its use here there may lie a reminiscence of the rock-forts on the coast of Paul's
native Cilicia, which were pulled down by the Romans in their attacks on ...
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3972. Paulos -- (Sergius) Paulus (a Roman proconsul), also Paul ...
... (Sergius) Paulus (a Roman proconsul), also Paul (an apostle ... proconsul), also Paul
(an apostle) NASB Word Usage Paul (152), Paul's (5), Paulus (1). Paul, Paulus. ...
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5010. taxis -- an arranging, order
... See 5021 (). [5010 ("orderly array") was a military term in ancient Greece and thus
used as a ready "metaphor in Paul's conversation with the soldiers in His ...
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Library

Paul's Longing
... ROMANS PAUL'S LONGING. 'I ... here. Very few Christian teachers could or should
venture to talk so much about themselves as Paul did. ...
/.../maclaren/romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/pauls longing.htm

Paul's Estimate of Himself
... CORINTHIANS (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) PAUL'S ESTIMATE OF HIMSELF. 'By
the grace of God I am what I:am: and His grace which was ...
/.../romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/pauls estimate of himself.htm

Paul's Departure and Crown;
... PAUL'S DEPARTURE AND CROWN; OR, AN EXPOSITION UPON 2 Timothy 4:6-8. ... Is heaven reserved
only for the noble and the learned, like Paul? God forbid! ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/pauls departure and crown.htm

Paul's Desire to Depart
... Paul's Desire to Depart. A Sermon (No.274). Delivered ... believer. Nor does Paul
speak of the believer's death as being a sudden plunge. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/pauls desire to depart.htm

Paul's Prison Psalm.
... (Psalm xxxvii:1-11; Matthew vi:19-34, Philippians iv:6-7. American Revision.)
Paul's Prison Psalm. Did Paul follow his own rules? ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/pauls prison psalm.htm

Paul's First Prayer
... Paul's First Prayer. A Sermon (No.16). ... But more than this. Here was an argument for
Paul's sincerity. Secret prayer is one of the best tests of sincere religion. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/pauls first prayer.htm

Paul's Reasons for Temperance
... EPHESIANS PAUL'S REASONS FOR TEMPERANCE. 'And have no fellowship with the
unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.12. ...
/.../expositions of holy scripture ephesians peter/pauls reasons for temperance.htm

One of Paul's Thanksgivings
... PART II. SOME BIBLE TYPES OF PRAYER XIII. ONE OF PAUL'S THANKSGIVINGS. "Lord,
teach us to pray.""Luke 11:1. "Giving thanks unto the Father . . ...
/.../whyte/lord teach us to pray/xiii one of pauls thanksgivings.htm

One of Paul's Prayers
... PART II. SOME BIBLE TYPES OF PRAYER XII. ONE OF PAUL'S PRAYERS. ... And then, look at
Paul, as great in prayer as he is in preaching, or in writing Epistles. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/whyte/lord teach us to pray/xii one of pauls prayers.htm

Paul's Sermon Before Felix
... Paul's Sermon Before Felix. A Sermon ... How mighty must that gospel be, which, when
it gained an entrance into the heart of Paul, could never be driven out of it! ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/pauls sermon before felix.htm

Thesaurus

Paul's (34 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Paul's (34 Occurrences). Acts 13:45 Seeing the crowds,
the Jews, filled with angry jealousy, opposed Paul's statements and abused him. ...
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Letter (112 Occurrences)
...Paul's Letter to the Romans (WEB). ... Acts 23:33 When they came to Caesarea and delivered
the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him. ...
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Praetorian (2 Occurrences)
... the apostle's bonds were manifest in the whole praetorium, and to understand that
the former was the cause of the latter; that the result of Paul's making the ...
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Eunice (1 Occurrence)
... She was in all probability a daughter of Lois, the grandmother of Timothy, for both
of those Christian women are spoken of, in one breath, by Paul, and this in ...
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Aristarchus (6 Occurrences)
... Best ruler, native of Thessalonica (Acts 20:4), a companion of Paul (Acts 19:29;
27:2). He was Paul's "fellow-prisoner" at Rome (Colossians 4:10; Philemon 1:24 ...
/a/aristarchus.htm - 10k

Illyricum (1 Occurrence)
... It was traversed by Paul in his third missionary journey (Romans 15:19). ... and, At
what period of his missionary career did Paul reach the limit here spoken of? ...
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Luke (4 Occurrences)
... was not an "eye-witness and minister of the word from the beginning." It is probable
that he was a physician in Troas, and was there converted by Paul, to whom ...
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Apostolic (2 Occurrences)
... 20). Here the extreme prominence of Paul's ministry in the New Testament
should not obscure the success of the other missionaries. ...
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Derbe (4 Occurrences)
...Paul passed through Derbe on his route from Cilicia to Iconium, on his second
missionary journey (Acts 16:1), and probably also on his third journey (18:23; 19 ...
/d/derbe.htm - 15k

Zenas (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A disciple called "the lawyer," whom Paul wished Titus
to bring with him (Titus 3:13). Nothing more is known of him. Int. ...
/z/zenas.htm - 10k

Resources

What happened on Paul's third missionary journey? | GotQuestions.org

What happened between Paul's third and fourth missionary journeys? | GotQuestions.org

What happened on Paul's second missionary journey? | GotQuestions.org

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Paul's (34 Occurrences)

Acts 13:45
Seeing the crowds, the Jews, filled with angry jealousy, opposed Paul's statements and abused him.
(WEY BBE)

Acts 14:9
After this man had listened to one of Paul's sermons, the Apostle, looking steadily at him and perceiving that he had faith to be cured,
(WEY)

Acts 16:14
and a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, worshipping God, was hearing, whose heart the Lord did open to attend to the things spoken by Paul;
(See NIV)

Acts 17:2
And according to Paul's custom he went in among them, and on three sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures,
(DBY NAS)

Acts 17:15
Those who were caring for Paul's safety went with him as far as Athens, and then left him, taking a message from him to Silas and Timothy, asking them to join him as speedily as possible.
(WEY)

Acts 19:11
God also brought about extraordinary miracles through Paul's instrumentality.
(WEY)

Acts 19:29
The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 19:30
And on Paul's purposing to enter in unto the populace, the disciples were not suffering him,
(YLT)

Acts 19:41
When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. Paul's Letter to the Romans
(WEB)

Acts 20:16
For Paul's plan was to sail past Ephesus, so as not to spend much time in the province of Asia; since he was very desirous of being in Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of the Harvest Festival.
(WEY BBE)

Acts 20:37
They all wept a lot, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him,
(WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS)

Acts 21:8
On the next day, we, who were Paul's companions, departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
(WEB KJV WBS)

Acts 21:11
Coming to us, and taking Paul's belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit:'So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'"
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 23:11
The following night the Lord came and stood at Paul's side, and said, "Be of good courage, for as you have borne faithful witness about me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness in Rome."
(WEY)

Acts 23:16
But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 25:3
asking it as a favour, to Paul's prejudice--to have him brought to Jerusalem. They were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
(WEY)

Acts 25:7
Upon Paul's arrival, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood round him, and brought many grave charges against him which they were unable to substantiate.
(WEY)

Acts 25:14
As he stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the king, saying, "There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Acts 26:24
And, he thus making a defence, Festus with a loud voice said, 'Thou art mad, Paul; much learning doth turn thee mad;'
(See NIV)

Acts 27:11
But Julius let himself be persuaded by the pilot and by the owner rather than by Paul's arguments;
(WEY)

Acts 27:43
But their Captain, bent on securing Paul's safety, kept them from their purpose and gave orders that those who could swim should first jump overboard and get to land;
(WEY NIV)

1 Corinthians 1:13
Is the Christ in fragments? Is it Paul who was crucified on your behalf? Or were you baptized to be Paul's adherents?
(WEY)

1 Corinthians 10:23
"All things are lawful for me," but not all things are profitable. "All things are lawful for me," but not all things build up. Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians
(WEB)

2 Corinthians 4:2
But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. Paul's Letter to the Galatians
(WEB)

2 Corinthians 11:30
If I must boast, I will boast of the things that concern my weakness. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians
(WEB)

Galatians 5:26
Let's not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another. Paul's Letter to the Philippians
(WEB)

Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another. Paul's Letter to the Colossians
(WEB)

Philippians 2:8
And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross. Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians
(WEB)

Colossians 1:26
the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his saints, Paul's Second Letter to the Thessalonians
(WEB)

Colossians 3:21
Fathers, don't provoke your children, so that they won't be discouraged. Paul's First Letter to Timothy
(WEB)

2 Thessalonians 1:7
and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, Paul's Second Letter to Timothy
(WEB)

2 Thessalonians 3:17
These words of love to you at the end are in my writing, Paul's writing, and this is the mark of every letter from me.
(BBE)

1 Timothy 3:15
but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. Paul's Letter to Titus
(WEB)

1 Timothy 6:7
For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can't carry anything out. Paul's Letter to Philemon
(WEB)

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