Acts 22:3–16

³He ⁿcontinued, “I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city ^oat the feet of Gamaliel ^pand educated according to the strict view of our patriarchal law. Being zealous for God, just as all of you are today, ^q4I persecuted this Way ^rto the death, binding and putting both men and women in jail, ^s5as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. After I received letters from them to the brothers, I traveled to Damascus to bring those who were prisoners there to be punished in Jerusalem. ^t

Paul’s Testimony

⁶“As ^uI was traveling and near Damascus, about noon an intense light from heaven suddenly flashed around me. ⁷I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’

⁸“I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’

“He said to me, ‘I am Jesus the ^•Nazarene, the One you are persecuting!’ ⁹Now those who were with me saw the light, ^vbut they did not hear the voice of the One who was speaking to me. ^w

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