ISB ~ Acts 9 v4

Saul, Saul:The original Hebrew name of Paul (26:14). As a member of the tribe of Benjamin (Rom 11:1), he was probably named after the first king of Israel, Saul the Benjaminite (1 Sam 9:1-2).

• The repetition of one’s name is characteristic of divine encounters in the Bible (Gen 22:11; 46:2; Ex 3:4; 1 Sam 3:10). why do you persecute me?: To attack the members of Christ’s body is to attack Christ himself. This mystery of baptismal union between Jesus and his followers would occupy Paul’s mind for years to come (1 Cor 12:1226; Eph 5:21-32; CCC 790-91).