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• Acts 16:14-15

  In this passage, set in Philippi, the Lord opens the heart of Lydia as she listens to Paul, and she and her whole household are baptized. It is frequently cited in discussions of divine initiative in conversion, household baptism, and hospitality.

• Galatians 1:15–16

  In this passage, Paul reflects on his calling, saying that God set him apart before he was born and called him by grace to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. It is frequently cited in discussions of vocation, predestination, and Paul's conversion.

• Acts 22

  Acts 22 is the chapter in which Paul, seized in the temple at Jerusalem, makes his defense before the crowd by recounting his conversion. When the crowd erupts in uproar, he is nearly scourged but escapes by declaring his Roman citizenship.

• Galatians 1

  The first chapter of Paul's letter to the churches of Galatia. Immediately after the greeting, Paul rebukes believers who have turned to "another gospel." He then defends his apostleship and his gospel as coming not from man but by the revelation of Jesus Christ, recounting his activities after his conversion.

• Hebrews 10:38

  A verse in which the author of Hebrews quotes Habakkuk 2:3–4 to urge believers under persecution to endure in faith to the end. It is frequently discussed in comparison with Paul's use of the same Habakkuk passage as a basis for justification.

• Conversion of Paul

  The conversion of Paul is the event in which Saul, a persecutor of the church, encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus, became a Christian, and was called to be the apostle to the Gentiles. It is recorded three times in the Book of Acts.

• Tarsus

  Tarsus was a city in the region of Cilicia in southeastern Asia Minor and the hometown of the apostle Paul. It appears in the New Testament Book of Acts and corresponds to the modern city of Tarsus in southern Türkiye.

• Lois

  Lois is a woman mentioned in the New Testament book of 2 Timothy, the maternal grandmother of Timothy and the mother of Eunice. Paul wrote that the "unfeigned faith" that was in her had been passed on to her daughter and grandson.

• Philippians 4:13

  Philippians 4:13 records Paul's confession, "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." It is among the most beloved verses in the Korean church, and it is also frequently criticized for being taken out of context and used as a promise of success.

• 2 Corinthians 12

  Second Corinthians 12 recounts Paul's experience of being caught up to the third heaven and his "thorn in the flesh," records his confession that when he is weak he is strong, and announces his planned third visit to the church at Corinth.

• Romans 10:9-10

  A passage teaching that "if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." It preserves one of the oldest confessions of faith of the early church and is widely used in evangelism and in the sinner's prayer.

• 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

  A passage in which Paul tells the church at Corinth that there are diversities of spiritual gifts but one Spirit who gives them, and that their purpose is the benefit of the whole community. Because it contains a list of nine gifts, it is frequently cited in the debate between cessationism and continuationism.

• Missionary Journeys of Paul

  The missionary journeys of Paul were the travels in which Paul, setting out from the church at Antioch, preached the gospel and founded churches throughout Asia Minor, Macedonia, and Achaia. They are recorded in Acts 13–21 and are commonly divided into three journeys.

• Galatians 4:13–14

  A passage in which Paul recalls that his "infirmity of the flesh" was the occasion for his first preaching of the gospel to the Galatians, and that they welcomed him rather than despising him in his weakness. Interpreters disagree about the nature of Paul's illness.

• Roman Citizenship

  Roman citizenship was a legal status that the Roman Empire conferred on its citizens. In the New Testament, Paul invoked this status to avoid scourging and to appeal to Caesar, and the Epistle to the Philippians speaks of the believer's "heavenly citizenship."

• Incident at Antioch

  The Incident at Antioch is an event recorded in Galatians 2:11–14. In Syrian Antioch, Paul publicly rebuked Peter (Cephas) for withdrawing from table fellowship with Gentile believers.

• Acts 20:35

  The verse in which Paul, taking leave of the elders of the church at Ephesus, urges them to remember the words of the Lord Jesus: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." It is one of the rare verses that preserve a saying of Jesus not recorded in the four Gospels, and it is widely cited to encourage sharing and giving.

• 2 Corinthians 12:2–4

  In this passage Paul recounts, in the third person, an experience from fourteen years earlier in which he was caught up to the "third heaven" and into paradise, where he heard "unspeakable words." It is frequently discussed in connection with Paul's visionary experience, the meaning of heaven and paradise, and whether it can serve as a basis for testimonies of visiting heaven.

• Macedonian Vision

  The Macedonian vision is a vision that Paul saw at night in Troas during his second missionary journey. A man of Macedonia appealed to him, "Come over into Macedonia, and help us," and in response Paul and his companions crossed the sea to Philippi, where they preached the gospel (Acts 16:6–10).

• Acts 26

  Acts 26 records the defense Paul made before King Agrippa and the governor Festus while imprisoned in Caesarea, recounting his life and his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus. Those who hear him conclude that he has done nothing deserving of death.