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Miracle with Paul: how a persecutor of believers suddenly believed in Christtranslated

July 10, 2026 · 1 min read

…Two young men are walking along a narrow street leading from the Jerusalem Temple. They are arguing heatedly about something. They stop at an intersection, start shouting, waving their arms, each proving his point. It seems that just a little more and the young men will attack each other!

Finally one turns around and quickly leaves. It’s hard to imagine that these debaters have a lot in common - they are relatives, for many years they studied in the same city with the same teachers... Soon they will have another meeting. And it will be much worse than an ordinary quarrel on the street... But first things first.

Two ways

Stephen and Saul were the names of these young men. They were related to each other. Both are Jews, both came to Jerusalem to study the ancient law of Moses. Maybe they even met in classes with the same mentors, listened to the same teachings. What divided them so much and made them argue like crazy?

And here's the thing. One day, Stephen heard a rumor about Jesus, an extraordinary Teacher from Galilee, who says amazing things and works miracles. The young man became so interested that he decided to join those who followed Jesus. The words of Christ, His sermons so struck Stephen that peace for the young man...

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Елена МорозоваИнтересно, как автор начал именно с их ссоры на улице — сразу представляешь, как они руками машут у перекрестка. У нас в хоре как раз на этой неделе читали про первомученика Стефана, и я каждый раз думаю: Савл же потом стал Павлом, а Стефана уже не было. Жду продолжения, что там дальше с их второй встречей.
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