Acts 22:3–16

³I am verily a man which am ^ca Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city ^dat the feet of ^eGamaliel, and taught according to ^fthe perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and ^gwas zealous towards God, ^has ye all are this day. ⁴And ⁱI persecuted ^kthis way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. ⁵As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all ^lthe estate of the elders: ^mfrom whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there, bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished. ⁶ⁿAnd it came to pass that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. ⁷And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? ⁸And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. ⁹And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they ^oheard not the voice of him that spake to me. ¹⁰And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. ¹¹And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. ¹²And ^pone Ananias, a ^qdevout man according to the law, ^rhaving a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, ^13scame unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. ¹⁴And he said, ^tThe God of our fathers hath ^uchosen thee, that thou shouldest ^wknow his will, and ^xsee that ^yJust One, and shouldest ^zhear the voice of his mouth. ¹⁵For thou shalt be his ^awitness ^bunto all men of what ^cthou hast seen and heard. ¹⁶And now why tarriest thou? arise, and ^dbe baptized, and ^ewash away thy sins, ^fcalling on the name of the Lord.