Called Saul

Of the tribe of Benjamin

Personal appearance of

Born in Tarsus

Educated at Jerusalem in the school of Gamaliel

A zealous Pharisee

A Roman

Persecutes the Christians; present at, and gives consent to, the stoning of Stephen

Sent to Damascus with letters for the arrest and return to Jerusalem of Christians

His vision and conversion

Is baptized

Called to be an apostle

Preaches in Damascus

Is persecuted by the Jews

Escapes by being let down from the wall in a basket; goes to Jerusalem

Received by the disciples in Jerusalem

Goes to Caesarea

Sent unto the Gentiles

Has Barnabas as his companion

Teaches at Antioch one year

Conveys the contributions of the Christians in Antioch to the Christians in Jerusalem

Returns with John to Antioch

Visits Seleucia

Visits Cyprus

Preaches at Salamis

Preaches at Paphos

Sergius Paulus, deputy of the country, is a convert of

Contends with Elymas the sorcerer

Visits Perga in Pamphylia

John, a companion of, departs for Jerusalem

Visits Antioch in Pisidia, and preaches in the synagogue

His message received gladly by the Gentiles

Persecuted and expelled

Visits Iconium, and preaches to the Jews and Greeks; is persecuted; escapes to Lystra; goes to Derbe

Heals an impotent man

The people attempt to worship him

Is persecuted by certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, and is stoned

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

Revisits Pisidia, Pamphylia, Perga, Attalia, and Antioch, in Syria, where he abode

Contends with the Judaizing Christians against circumcision

Refers the question as to circumcision to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem

He declares to the apostles at Jerusalem the miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them

Returns to Antioch, accompanied by Barnabas, Judas, and Silas, with letters to the Gentiles

Makes his second tour of the churches

Chooses Silas as his companion, and passes through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches

Visits Lystra; circumcises Timothy

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

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

Reproves the soothsayer; causes the evil spirit to come out of the damsel who practices divination

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

Is released by the civil authorities on the ground of his being a Roman citizen

Is received at the house of Lydia

Visits Amphipolis, and Apollonia, and Thessalonica, preaches in the synagogue

Is persecuted

Escapes to Berea by night; preaches in the synagogue; many honorable women, and men, not a few, believe

Persecuted by the Jews who come from Thessalonica; is conducted by the brethren to Athens

Disputes on Mars' Hill with Grecians

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

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

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

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

Reproves the exorcists; casts an evil spirit out of a man, and many believe, bringing their books of sorcery to be burned

Sends Timothy and Erastus into Macedonia, but remains himself in Asia for a season

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

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

Visits Troas; preaches until break of day; restores to life the young man who fell from the window

Visits Assos, Mitylene, Chios, Samos, Trogyllium, and Miletus, hastening to Jerusalem, to be there at Pentecost

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

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

Departs for Caesarea; enters the house of Philip, the Evangelist; is admonished by Agabus not to go to Jerusalem; proceeds nevertheless to Jerusalem

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

His defense

Is confined in the castle

Is brought before the council; his defense

Is returned to the castle

Is cheered by a vision, promising him that he shall bear witness in Rome

Jews conspire against his life

Thwarted by his nephew

Is escorted to Caesarea by a military guard

Is confined in Herod's Judgment Hall in Caesarea

His trial before Felix

Remains in custody for two years

His trial before Festus

Appeals to Caesar

His examination before Agrippa

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

Transferred to a ship of Alexandria; sails by way of Cnidus, Crete, Salamis, and the Fair Havens

Predicts misfortune to the ship; his counsel not heeded, and the voyage resumed

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

The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of Melita

Kind treatment by the inhabitants of the island

Is bitten by a viper and miraculously preserved

Heals the ruler's father and others

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

Calls the chief Jews together; states his situation; is kindly received; expounds the gospel; testifies to the kingdom of heaven

Dwells two years in his own hired house, preaching and teaching

Supports himself

Sickness of, in Asia

His resolute determination to go to Jerusalem against the repeated admonition of the Holy Ghost

Caught up to the third heavens

Has “a thorn in the flesh”

His independence of character

Persecutions of

Zeal of

Persecutions endured by