1. Acts 9:18 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Who baptized Saul?

Acts 9:18 (ESV)

18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized;

It is natural to understand that Ananias was the one who baptized Saul.1 Quite possibly this was done in the River Abana to the north of the city or in a Jewish bath.2 While we do not have biblical testimony to confirm that he was formally ordained as an office-bearer in the church, we do have testimony that he was called by God to do a particular task. He had to bring God’s Word to Saul and baptize him.