Acts 22:10–21

¹⁰“Then I asked, ‘What do you want me to do, Lord?’ 

“The Lord told me, ‘Get up! Go into the city of Damascus, and you’ll be told everything I’ve arranged for you to do.’ 

¹¹“I was blind because the light had been so bright. So the men who were with me led me into the city of Damascus. 

¹²“A man named Ananias lived in Damascus. He was a devout person who followed Moses’ Teachings. All the Jews living in Damascus spoke highly of him. ¹³He came to me, stood beside me, and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ At that moment my sight came back and I could see Ananias. 

¹⁴“Ananias said, ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will, to see the one who has God’s approval, and to hear him speak to you. ¹⁵You will be his witness and will tell everyone what you have seen and heard. ¹⁶What are you waiting for now? Get up! Be baptized, and have your sins washed away as you call on his name.’ 

¹⁷“After that, I returned to Jerusalem. While I was praying in the temple courtyard, I fell into a trance ¹⁸and saw the Lord. He told me, ‘Hurry! Get out of Jerusalem immediately. The people here won’t accept your testimony about me.’ 

¹⁹“I said, ‘Lord, people here know that I went from synagogue to synagogue to imprison and whip those who believe in you. ²⁰When Stephen, who witnessed about you, was being killed, I was standing there. I approved of his death and guarded the coats of those who were murdering him.’ 

²¹“But the Lord told me, ‘Go! I’ll send you on a mission. You’ll go far away to people who aren’t Jewish.’ ”