Paul knew firsthand that Jesus had been raised from the dead, for the resurrected Jesus himself spoke to Paul and stopped him from persecuting the early Christians.
Pāvils bija pārliecināts, ka Jēzus ir piecelts no mirušajiem, jo augšā celtais Jēzus bija runājis ar Pāvilu un atturējis viņu no agrīno kristiešu vajāšanas.