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Bible Stories About Paul
Paul went from hunting Christians to planting churches across the Roman world. He was beaten, imprisoned, and shipwrecked, and he wrote much of the New Testament from chains. His story shows how completely God can change a life.
- Brother SaulActs 9:1–19 · Book 3, Day 19
Saul of Tarsus was on his way to Damascus with letters authorizing him to arrest anyone who followed Jesus. Then, near the city, a light from heaven…
- Come Over and Help UsActs 16:6–15 · Book 4, Day 14
On his second missionary journey, Paul and his companions had plans. They wanted to preach in the province of Asia. But the Holy Spirit forbade them…
- Songs at MidnightActs 16:16–34 · Book 1, Day 14
In the city of Philippi, Paul and Silas freed a slave girl from an evil spirit that had made her a fortune-teller. Her owners were furious, because…
- Hold Not Thy PeaceActs 18:1–11 · Book 4, Day 28
When Paul arrived in Corinth, he was worn out. He had been beaten and jailed in Philippi, chased out of Thessalonica and Berea, and mocked in Athens…
- The Seven Sons of ScevaActs 19:11–20 · Book 5, Day 27
In the city of Ephesus, God was doing extraordinary miracles through the apostle Paul. People were healed, and evil spirits were driven out. Some…
- All Sufficiency in All Things2 Corinthians 8:1–9; 9:6–15 · Book 7, Day 29
Paul was collecting an offering for the poor believers in Jerusalem, who were suffering through famine and hard times. He wrote to the church in…
- The Boy Who OverheardActs 23:11–35 · Book 2, Day 28
The apostle Paul was in Roman custody in Jerusalem, held in the army’s fortress after a riot broke out over his preaching. The night after a heated…
- Every Soul Safe to LandActs 27:1–28:2 · Book 2, Day 29
Paul was finally on his way to Rome, a prisoner on a cargo ship with 276 people on board. It was late in the sailing season, and Paul warned the crew…
- My Strength Is Made Perfect in Weakness2 Corinthians 12:7–10 · Book 5, Day 28
The apostle Paul had seen things most people never will. He was once caught up into heaven, he wrote, and heard words that couldn’t be spoken. But to…
- The Whole Armour of GodEphesians 6:10–18; Acts 28:16, 30–31 · Book 5, Day 29
When Paul wrote his letter to the church in Ephesus, he was a prisoner in Rome. He lived in a rented house under guard, likely chained to a Roman…
- Profitable for the MinistryActs 12:25; 13:13; 15:36–41; Colossians 4:10; 2 Timothy 4:11 · Book 3, Day 24
John Mark was a young man from Jerusalem whose mother’s house was a meeting place for the early church. When Paul and Barnabas set out on their first…
- More Than a ServantPhilemon 1–25 · Book 3, Day 26
Onesimus was a slave who belonged to a Christian man named Philemon. At some point, Onesimus ran away, and it seems he may have taken something with…
- My God Shall SupplyPhilippians 4:4–20 · Book 7, Day 30
Paul was in prison, probably in Rome, chained to a guard and waiting to find out if he would live or die. Then a visitor arrived from the church in…
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