Easter Season · Fifth Sunday of Easter · Year B
Acts 9:26-31
Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem
April 25, 2027
Overview & Insights
“He had seen the Lord... and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.” (Acts 9:27)
Here we see how seriously Paul took his new vocation as a man “saved to serve.” But the pattern for the Twelve had been first to be with Jesus then to be sent out (Mark 3:14), and Paul soon found the need to be alone for a while with the Lord (cf. Mark 6:31). His own writings add a number of details to Luke’s narrative at this point.
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Commentary
Acts 9 - The Conversion of Saul Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse on Saul's wary welcome in Jerusalem and the church's growth in peace.
Acts 9:26 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentators on the disciples' fear of the newly converted persecutor.
Acts 9 Commentary Precept Austin
Detailed notes, maps, and cross references on Barnabas vouching for Saul.
Fifth Sunday of Easter, Cycle B Agape Bible Study
Catholic study of the first reading, tracing Saul's acceptance by the Jerusalem apostles.
Background & Word Study
Book of Acts Overview BibleProject
Animated overview showing how the gospel spreads outward through the early church.
Acts 9:26 Interlinear BibleHub
Greek text of this first reading with parsing (Acts is Greek New Testament, not Hebrew).
Acts Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on the structure and purpose of Acts.
Questions preachers ask
What happens to Saul after his conversion?
The disciples fear the former persecutor until Barnabas vouches for him; Saul preaches boldly, escapes a plot, and the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoys peace and grows.
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