9But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest ²and^* asked for letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, both men and women, he could bring them^* tied up^a to Jerusalem. ³Now as he proceeded, it happened that when he approached Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. ⁴And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” ⁵So he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting! ⁶But get up and enter into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do.”^b ⁷(Now the men who were traveling together with him stood speechless, because they^* heard the voice but saw no one.) ⁸So Saul got up from the ground, but although^* his eyes were open he could see nothing. And leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus. ⁹And he was unable to see^c for three days, and he did not eat or drink.

Ananias Sent to Saul

¹⁰Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus named^d Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!” And he said, “Behold, here I am, Lord!” ¹¹And the Lord said to him, “Get up, go to the street called ‘Straight’ and in the house of Judas look for a man named Saul from Tarsus.^e For behold, he is praying, ¹²and he has seen in a vision a man named^f Ananias coming in and placing hands^g on him so that he may regain his sight.” ¹³But Ananias replied, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem, ¹⁴and here he has authority from the chief priests to tie up^h all who call upon your name!” ¹⁵But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentilesⁱ and kings and the sons of Israel. ¹⁶For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.” ¹⁷So Ananias departed and entered into the house, and placing 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 be filled with the Holy Spirit.” ¹⁸And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight and got up and^* was baptized, ¹⁹and after^* taking food, he regained his strength. And he was with the disciples in Damascus several days.

Saul Proclaims Christ in Damascus

²⁰And immediately he began proclaiming^* Jesus in the synagogues: “This one is the Son of God!” ²¹And all who heard him^* were amazed, and were saying, “Is this not the one who was wreaking havoc in Jerusalem on those who call upon this name, and had come here for this reason, that he could bring them tied up^j to the chief priests?” ²²But Saul was increasing in strength even more, and was confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by^* proving that this one is the Christ.^k

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Acts 9:4: And falling to the ground he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

Footnotes

*Here “and” is supplied because the participle in the previous verse (“went to”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
aOr figuratively “bring them under arrest”
bLiterally “what thing it is necessary that you do”
*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as causal
*Here “although” is supplied as a component of the genitive absolute participle (“were open”) which is understood as concessive
cLiterally “not seeing”
dLiterally “by name”
eLiterally “Saul by name of Tarsus”
fLiterally “by name”
gSome manuscripts have “placing his hands”
hOr figuratively “to arrest” or “to imprison”
iThe same Greek word can be translated “nations” or “Gentiles” depending on the context
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“taking”) which is understood as temporal
*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began proclaiming”)
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
jOr figuratively “bring them under arrest”
*Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“proving”) which is understood as means
kOr “Messiah”