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==Jesus addresses him as “Saul, Saul” in Acts 9:4==
==Jesus addresses him as “Saul, Saul” in Acts 9:4==
In Acts 9:4, we read:
:''And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”<ref>The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton: Standard Bible Society, 2016), Acts 9:4</ref>


Nothing in the narrative suggests Jesus subsequently changed Saul’s name. In Galatians 1:15–17, Paul speaks of being set apart before birth to preach to the Gentiles, but there is no mention of any name change.
Nothing in the narrative suggests Jesus subsequently changed Saul’s name. In Galatians 1:15–17, Paul speaks of being set apart before birth to preach to the Gentiles, but there is no mention of any name change.