Acts 22:10–21

¹⁰“Then I said, ‘What should I do, Lord?’

“And the Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told about everything that is assigned for you to do.’

¹¹“Since I couldn’t see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus. ^x12Someone named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good reputation with all the Jews residing there, ^y13came and stood by me and said, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight.’ And in that very hour I looked up and saw him. ¹⁴Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed ^zyou to know His will, to see ^athe Righteous One, ^band to hear the sound of His voice. ^c15For you will be a witness for Him to all people of what you have seen and heard. ^d16And now, why delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins ^eby calling on His name.’ ^f

¹⁷“After I came back to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple complex, I went into a visionary state ^g18and saw Him telling me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me!’

¹⁹“But I said, ‘Lord, they know that in synagogue after synagogue I had those who believed in You imprisoned and beaten. ^h20And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I was standing by and approving, ⁱand I guarded the clothes of those who killed him.’ ^j

²¹“Then He said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ” ^k