From an exchange on another thread.
Having read the Bible for understanding, I can see that Paul was called Saul contemporaneously - that means at the same time, Steve.
He had a Roman name, Paul, and he also had a Hebrew name, Saul. Both at the same time. He did not change his name.
See the tenses there? Both present tense, because he still used both names at the time of the narrative.
See also here:
www.thegospelcoalition.org
And here:
www.catholic.com
Me said:Let us recall you are the guy one thinks Paul changed his name!
Considering that it's the bible that I get that from....
Yeah... and?
Me said:Where? Can you tell in the verse?
This poster says I am embarrassing myself.... And I take that as a challenge, so here is the thread where we can see just who should be embarrassed.Is there ever a time when you will actually read the bible for the purpose of understanding?
Act 13:9 WEB But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,
You're embarrassing yourself Pix.
Having read the Bible for understanding, I can see that Paul was called Saul contemporaneously - that means at the same time, Steve.
He had a Roman name, Paul, and he also had a Hebrew name, Saul. Both at the same time. He did not change his name.
Act 13:9 WEB But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,
See the tenses there? Both present tense, because he still used both names at the time of the narrative.
See also here:
I keep coming across a “sticky” misconception that God (specifically, Jesus) changed the name of an important figure we now typically refer to as “Saint Paul.”
In a recent sermon, I heard: “Just like Saul the persecutor can become Paul the apostle, God is gracious to us.” On an exam, one of my brightest students wrote: “It is Saul, who is re-named as Paul, who is the primary messenger of the gospel.” A church member asked me, “Wait, you mean Jesus didn’t change Saul’s name to Paul on the Damascus Road?”
The problem is that such a view, however common, isn’t accurate. I hate to ruin the fun.

No, ‘Saul the Persecutor’ Did Not Become ‘Paul the Apostle’
Greg Lanier exposes as false the popular notion that Jesus changed Saul's name to Paul.

And here:
Question:
Why did God change Saul's name to Paul?
Answer:
He didn’t. Many mistakenly assume the Lord changed Saul’s name to Paul sometime after Saul converted from Judaism to Christianity, which happened during his encounter with Christ on the Road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-19). Unlike the instance of Jesus changing Simon’s name to Kepha (Gk. Petros) as a way of signifying the special role he would play in the Church (Mt 16:18, Jn 1:41-42), in Paul’s case there was no name change.

Why Did God Change Saul’s Name to Paul?
What's the story behind Saul's name changing to Paul? Did he change it? Did God change it? Was it even Paul's decision? Find out the answer here.