Lexicon :: Strong's G3972 - paulos

He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.

But Saul ​— ​also called Paul ​— ​filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at Elymas

Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and went back to Jerusalem.

Paul stood up and motioned with his hand and said, “Fellow Israelites, and you who fear God, listen!

After the synagogue had been dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking with them and urging them to continue in the grace of God.

But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what Paul was saying, insulting him.

But the Jews incited the prominent God-fearing women and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them from their district.

He listened as Paul spoke. After looking directly at him and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they shouted, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in human form! ”

The apostles Barnabas and Paul tore their robes when they heard this and rushed into the crowd, shouting,

Some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and when they won over the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.

After Paul and Barnabas had engaged them in serious argument and debate, Paul and Barnabas and some others were appointed to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this issue.

The whole assembly became silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul describe all the signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.

Then the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, decided to select men who were among them and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas: Judas, called Barsabbas, and Silas, both leading men among the brothers.

“we have unanimously decided to select men and send them to you along with our dearly loved Barnabas and Paul,

But Paul and Barnabas, along with many others, remained in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming the word of the Lord.

But Paul insisted that they should not take along this man who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them to the work.

But Paul chose Silas and departed, after being commended by the brothers and sisters to the grace of the Lord.

Paul wanted Timothy to go with him; so he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, since they all knew that his father was a Greek.

During the night Paul had a vision in which a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, “Cross over to Macedonia and help us! ”

A God-fearing woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, was listening. The Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying.

As she followed Paul and us she cried out, “These men, who are proclaiming to you[fn] a way of salvation, are the servants of the Most High God.”

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Don’t harm yourself, because we’re all here! ”

The jailer reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders for you to be released. So come out now and go in peace.”

As usual, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

Some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, including a large number of God-fearing Greeks, as well as a number of the leading women.

As soon as it was night, the brothers and sisters sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. Upon arrival, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

But when the Jews from Thessalonica found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul at Berea, they came there too, agitating and upsetting[fn] the crowds.

Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “People of Athens! I see that you are extremely religious in every respect.

So Paul left their presence.

After this, he[fn] left Athens and went to Corinth,

When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself to preaching the word[fn] and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.

The Lord said to Paul in a night vision, “Don’t be afraid, but keep on speaking and don’t be silent.

While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack against Paul and brought him to the tribunal.

As Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or of a serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you Jews.

After staying for some time, Paul said farewell to the brothers and sisters and sailed away to Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head at Cenchreae because of a vow he had taken.

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples

Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Jesus.”

And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in tongues[fn] and to prophesy.