American Idioms and Expressions

Is Saul Also Among The Prophets? Idiom

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Is Saul also among the prophets?
What does Is Saul also among the prophets? mean?
It's a biblical idiom used when somebody known for something bad appears all of a sudden to be doing something very good.

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