Acts 9:13–21

¹³But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, ^rhow much evil he has done to ^syour ^tsaints at Jerusalem. ¹⁴And here he has authority from ^uthe chief priests to bind all who ^vcall on your name.” ¹⁵But the Lord said to him, “Go, for ^whe is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name ^xbefore the Gentiles and ^ykings and the children of Israel. ¹⁶For ^zI will show him how much ^ahe must suffer ^bfor the sake of my name.” ¹⁷So ^cAnanias departed and entered the house. And ^dlaying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and ^ebe filled with the Holy Spirit.” ¹⁸And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and ^fhe regained his sight. Then ^ghe rose and was baptized; ¹⁹and ^htaking food, he was strengthened.

Saul Proclaims Jesus in Synagogues

For ⁱsome days he was with the disciples at Damascus. ²⁰And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, ^j“He is the Son of God.” ²¹And all who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who ^kmade havoc ^lin Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?”