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Saint Paul the Apostle

Apostle to the nations

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Life and witness

Acts describes Paul’s conversion and missionary journeys. His letters belong to the New Testament and address the faith and life of particular Christian communities. Church tradition remembers his martyrdom in Rome; he is commemorated with Peter on June 29.

Historical setting

Acts introduces Saul as an opponent of the Christian community before his encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus. His subsequent ministry included journeys with fellow workers, the establishment and care of communities, and imprisonment. His letters address concrete questions about faith, worship, conduct, and unity, not an abstract system detached from church life.

Legacy and remembrance

Acts ends with Paul in Rome and does not describe his death; his martyrdom there is remembered in Church tradition. His mission to the nations does not place him among the original Twelve, but his apostleship is confessed by the Church. His principal fixed feast is June 29 with Peter. Read his letters in their scriptural and community context.

More about the life

The church source recounts the role of Ananias in receiving Saul at Damascus. Ananias initially fears the persecutor’s reputation, but is sent to him and ministers to him; Saul’s new vocation is therefore received within a community he once threatened. The sermon also recalls imprisonment and shipwreck among the sufferings of his later mission. It reads Paul’s own acknowledgment of grace in 1 Corinthians 15 as the key to this change, not as a claim that his earlier violence was acceptable.

Quotes

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  1. Scripture · King James Version

    I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

    Canonical Scripture · 2 Timothy 4:7 (the Apostle Paul's final testimony)

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    Context and edition

    Scriptural speech or canonical writing identified by the reference; not a separate collection of sayings authored by this saint.

    King James Version (1611), historical English edition.

    King James Version (1611); not a new website-authored English translation.

    I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

  2. Scripture · King James Version

    I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

    Canonical Scripture · Galatians 2:20 (Paul on grace)

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    Context and edition

    Scriptural speech or canonical writing identified by the reference; not a separate collection of sayings authored by this saint.

    King James Version (1611), historical English edition.

    King James Version (1611); not a new website-authored English translation.

    I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Readings

Selected reading

1 Corinthians 13:4–7

Love is patient; love is kind. It is not jealous, does not boast, is not puffed up, does not behave dishonorably, does not seek its own interests, is not provoked, does not keep an account of wrong. It does not rejoice in injustice, but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Scripture: original Greek with LogosPharos translations into English, modern Greek, Russian and Macedonian. These are study renderings, not an approved liturgical Bible edition.

Editorial context

Paul addresses love within the Church’s discussion of spiritual gifts. “Bears” renders stegei, which can also carry the sense of covering or protecting. The passage does not require accepting abuse or believing every claim. The optional repeated “love” in verse 4 is not repeated here.

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Source text and edition

Ἡ ἀγάπη μακροθυμεῖ, χρηστεύεται ἡ ἀγάπη, οὐ ζηλοῖ, οὐ περπερεύεται, οὐ φυσιοῦται, οὐκ ἀσχημονεῖ, οὐ ζητεῖ τὰ ἑαυτῆς, οὐ παροξύνεται, οὐ λογίζεται τὸ κακόν, οὐ χαίρει ἐπὶ τῇ ἀδικίᾳ, συγχαίρει δὲ τῇ ἀληθείᾳ· πάντα στέγει, πάντα πιστεύει, πάντα ἐλπίζει, πάντα ὑπομένει.

New Testament Greek; Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians.

https://greekbible.com/1-corinthians/13

Words recorded in the sources

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  • I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

    2 Timothy 4:7 (the Apostle Paul's final testimony)

    English: cited historical translation. Modern Greek, Russian and Macedonian: LogosPharos translations through English, not direct translations from ancient Greek.

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    Source text and edition

    I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

    King James Version, the English translation cited here. Modern Greek, Russian and Macedonian below are relay translations through this English text, not direct translations from the Greek.

    https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%204&version=KJV

  • I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

    Galatians 2:20 (Paul on grace)

    English: cited historical translation. Modern Greek, Russian and Macedonian: LogosPharos translations through English, not direct translations from ancient Greek.

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    Source text and edition

    I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

    King James Version, the English translation cited here. Modern Greek, Russian and Macedonian below are relay translations through this English text, not direct translations from the Greek.

    https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%202&version=KJV

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Writings and works

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Miracles and testimony

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Research and reading notes

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The saints listed here are commemorated by Eastern Orthodox churches. These summaries and translations are independent editorial work, not official Church publications or Church-approved translations.

Church sources

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