Acts 9:1–19

¹But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came to the high priest ²and asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he found any who were of the way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. ³But as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven, ⁴and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me? ⁵And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest. ⁶But rise up and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. ⁷But the men who were travelling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but beholding no one. ⁸And Saul rose up from the earth, and his eyes being opened he saw no one. But leading him by the hand they brought him into Damascus. ⁹And he was three days without seeing, and neither ate nor drank.

¹⁰And there was a certain disciple in Damascus by name Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, here am I, Lord. ¹¹And the Lord said to him, Rise up and go into the street which is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas one by name Saul, he is of Tarsus: for, behold, he is praying, ¹²and has seen in a vision a man by name Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he should see. ¹³And Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many concerning this man how much evil he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem; ¹⁴and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name. ¹⁵And the Lord said to him, Go, for this man is an elect vessel to me, to bear my name before both nations and kings and the sons of Israel: ¹⁶for I will shew to him how much he must suffer for my name. ¹⁷And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Saul, brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus that appeared to thee in the way in which thou camest, that thou mightest see, and be filled with the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he saw, and rising up was baptised; ¹⁹and, having received food, got strength. And he was with the disciples who were in Damascus certain days.