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Paul Little
Paul is a Greek name meaning little. He held the coats at Stephen's stoning, met Christ on the Damascus road, and wrote most of the New Testament.
Where the name comes from
Παῦλος Paûlos — (little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle. Strong's G3972 derives it: of Latin origin.
Paul in Scripture
The name appears in 158 verses, first at Acts 13:9.
Acts 13:9 · KJV
Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,
Acts 13:13 · KJV
Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
Acts 13:16 · KJV
Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
Acts 13:43 · KJV
Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
Acts 13:45 · KJV
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
Acts 13:46 · KJV
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Acts 13:50 · KJV
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
Acts 14:9 · KJV
The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,
Acts 14:11 · KJV
And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.
Acts 14:12 · KJV
And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.
Acts 14:14 · KJV
Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,
Acts 14:19 · KJV
And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
and 146 more.
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