Email address. Paul in the Bible. Share Tweet Save. Chapter Parallel Compare. May it not be held against them. Acts Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul. Ephesians Romans For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.
On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison. He directed that he be flogged and interrogated in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen, in chains. I studied under Gamaliel and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors.
I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today. I even obtained letters from them to their associates in Damascus, and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished. After kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home again. When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and after greeting the brethren, we stayed with them for a day.
On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and entering the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we stayed with him. For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.
This is the man who preaches to all men everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place. Then all the city was provoked, and the people rushed together, and taking hold of Paul they dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the doors were shut. While they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
At once he took along some soldiers and centurions and ran down to them; and when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. Then the commander came up and took hold of him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains; and he began asking who he was and what he had done. But among the crowd some were shouting one thing and some another, and when he could not find out the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks.
When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. There were more than forty who formed this plot. Now therefore, you and the Council notify the commander to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case by a more thorough investigation; and we for our part are ready to slay him before he comes near the place.
So do not listen to them, for more than forty of them are lying in wait for him who have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they slay him; and now they are ready and waiting for the promise from you.
And he wrote a letter having this form: read more. But the next day, leaving the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to the barracks. When these had come to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him. Then he gave orders to the centurion for him to be kept in custody and yet have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from ministering to him. But some days later Felix arrived with Drusilla, his wife who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
At the same time too, he was hoping that money would be given him by Paul; therefore he also used to send for him quite often and converse with him. But after two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul imprisoned. Festus then, having arrived in the province, three days later went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea. And the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews brought charges against Paul, and they were urging him, requesting a concession against Paul, that he might have him brought to Jerusalem at the same time, setting an ambush to kill him on the way.
Festus then answered that Paul was being kept in custody at Caesarea and that he himself was about to leave shortly. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also very well know. If, then, I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die; but if none of those things is true of which these men accuse me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar. When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, they proceeded to deliver Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan cohort named Julius.
And embarking in an Adramyttian ship, which was about to sail to the regions along the coast of Asia, we put out to sea accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica. The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul with consideration and allowed him to go to his friends and receive care.
From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of Cyprus because the winds were contrary. When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it. When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of Crete, off Salmone; and with difficulty sailing past it we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.
Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.
When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along Crete, close inshore. But before very long there rushed down from the land a violent wind, called Euraquilo; and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be driven along.
After they had hoisted it up, they used supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the sea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along. Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned. Yet now I urge you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
After Paul insulted the high priest and sparked an intense theological debate between the Sadducees and Pharisees, a group of more than 40 men took a vow not to eat or drink until they killed Paul Acts — Their plan was to have a centurion send Paul to the Sanhedrin for questioning, and then kill him on the way. But someone warned the centurion of the plan, and instead, he rounded up nearly soldiers to take Paul to the governor in Caesarea.
Years later, Paul was still being held prisoner, and there was a new proconsul named Porcius Festus was in charge. Festus refused, and told them to make their case in Caesarea, where Paul used his privilege as a Roman citizen to make a bold request.
When Paul was first imprisoned in Caesarea, he made his appeal to Governor Felix, then waited two years in prison with no progress. Governor Felix strung him along because he wanted the Jews to like him, and he hoped Paul would bribe him.
Porcius Festus succeeded Felix and after hearing Paul defend himself, he asked Paul if would be willing to stand trial in Jerusalem. Tired of his case dragging on to appease his Jewish accusers, Paul claimed his right as a Roman to appeal to Caesar:.
I have not done any wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well. If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar! To Caesar you will go! Perhaps Paul hoped appealing to Caesar would finally put an end to his case, but unfortunately, it dragged them out even further. By appealing to Caesar, Paul forced Festus to send him to Rome to await trial.
Here, Paul preached freely to the Jews in Rome for two years. Scholars believe this is likely when he wrote his letter to the Philippians , because he references being in chains Philippians — Some argue that his letters speak of his imprisonment in the past tense and make references to things that could have only occurred after his house arrest.
Whether or not Paul made a fourth missionary journey possibly to Spain largely depends on if he was imprisoned in Rome once or twice.
The Apostle Paul is traditionally considered the author of 13 books of the New Testament. While Moses still holds the title for writing the most words in the Bible traditionally , Paul wrote the most documents. Well, unless you count each individual Psalm as a document, in which case David wins. The books attributed to him include:.
These books are actually letters—or epistles—which were written to churches Paul planted and people he presumably encountered on the missionary journeys we see in the Book of Acts. But not everyone agrees that Paul wrote all of these letters. Most scholars critical and conservative believe that Paul did write seven of them: Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, and Philemon.
But the remaining six letters have raised some questions, and scholars debate whether or not they can really be attributed to Paul. Many Christians would be surprised to learn that these academic debates are even happening, because these letters are all signed by Paul.
But scholars argue that these epistles are actually pseudepigrapha : writings that claim to be written by someone who was not the actual author. Some pseudepigrapha is harmless, produced out of convenience, necessity, or accepted practices of the time such as a student writing on behalf of a teacher, with the approval and authority of the teacher. Others, like many of the Gnostic gospels , were blatant forgeries written to advance a theological position.
However, the early church assumed the letter was written by Paul, and even included it in early collections of his writings. This was contested as early as the second and third centuries, but for more than a millennia the church largely believed Paul wrote it. Early Christian writers even suggested possible alternative authors.
Tertullian c. Hippolytus c. The father of church history, Eusebius of Caesarea c. But he himself held the view that Paul wrote the letter in Hebrew and simply chose not to sign it, and then Luke translated it to Greek.
We will likely never know who really wrote Hebrews. An apocryphal work from the second century known as The Acts of Paul says that Nero had Paul decapitated. Other early Christian writers support these claims and provide some additional details like where it happened Rome and where he was buried the Ostian Way at Rome. In , archaeologists found a large marble sarcophagus near the location Jerome and Caius described.
No one ever opened the sarcophagus, but using a probe and carbon dating, archaeologists estimated that the remains inside were from the first or second century. Instead of persecuting Christians, Paul was called to be persecuted as one of them.
He laid the foundation for missions work that has continued around the world today, and through his life he modeled evangelism, discipleship, perseverance, and suffering—for the Christians who knew him, and for every believer today. Explore the Bible with us! We create research-based articles and handy infographics to help people understand the Bible. He is named after his great grandfather my dad a caring man that touch many lives especially young boys trough being a Boy Scout master for over forty years.
As I sat here this morning thinking of my grandson Paul I decided I wanted to learn more about Paul in the Bible that he was named after through generations and I must say I have not only learned a great deal but your writing style was wonderful even though some of the parts of his life pulled at my heart I then focused on all the amazing things he did to serve our awesome God!
There is no book of Paul just his letters, however it is very clear that God used him as a post disciple of Christ Jesus to solidify the truth. My fellow Christians we are to ensure other Christians to live up to our heavenly calling. Wonderful maps. I will have to reread this several times to add to my thinking and understanding.
Paul was born a Jew with Roman citizenship. He had an elite education. Like his father he was a Pharisee but grafted into Christianity through conversion. Love the name clarification:Paul and Saul. Excellent information in a very understandable way. I would, of course, give you credit for having created the map — cover sheet. Glad you like the maps! I really enjoyed your history of Pauls life , ministry , journeys etc ,.
I am excited to see what you give us next …. Just overcoming the feelings of guilt alone would be a time-consuming undertaking. It was Jesus — to Paul's chagrin not a dead troublemaker but the risen Lord.
Paul's conversion was never the focal point of his preaching he preached Christ, not his personal experience 2 Cor but it does not fail to influence him in later years Acts ; Paul's writings all arise from the crucible of missionary activity and the theological effort required to educate and sustain those who found Christ through his preaching.
The Galatians and Thessalonians letters were written during his first and second mission journies. Corinthians and Romans from his third missionary journies. Then, Paul's arrival in Jerusalem was followed quickly by arrest and a two-year imprisonment in Caesarea Maritima. Thereafter he was shipped to Rome on appeal to the imperial court of Nero. There see Acts 28 he apparently wrote his so-called prison letters: Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon.
Reports of uncertain reliability place Paul's death at about a. Galatians In my mind, Paul met Jesus on a dusty road, spent three days fasting in Damascus, regained his eyesight, then jumped right into ministry to the Gentiles and never looked back.
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