Les Feldick Bible Study

Where in Acts does Paul recount his Damascus road conversion before Jerusalem's religious leaders?

Paul recounts his Damascus road conversion before Jerusalem’s religious leaders in Acts 22. In that chapter he rehearses his whole conversion experience on the road to Damascus, along with his experiences among the Gentiles and how they came to know Israel’s God through the Gospel—through Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection.

Les explains that Paul had been ministering to Gentiles for some 20 years or more, establishing churches throughout Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome, and then returned to Jerusalem, where he nearly got killed by a mob. Coming before the religious leaders in Jerusalem in Acts 22, Paul recounted his whole conversion experience on the road to Damascus. He also recounted his experiences among the Gentiles and how they were coming to a knowledge of Israel’s God through the Gospel, through Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Les then moves to verse 18, where Paul rehearses that while praying in the temple he was in a trance and was told to make haste and get out of Jerusalem because the Jews would not receive his testimony concerning Him. Paul also rehearses that the Lord said to him, “Depart, get out of Jerusalem, for I will send you far hence to the Gentiles.”

More Questions

How many times is Paul's conversion detailed in Acts?

Paul's conversion is recorded in full detail three times in Acts: chapter 9, chapter 22, and chapter 26.

Which accounts of Paul's conversion are told in the first person by Paul himself?

Acts 9 is Luke the writer's record of Saul's conversion, while Acts 22 and 26 are Paul's own first-person rehearsals of the same event.