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

²³And when many days had elapsed, the Jews plotted to do away with him. ²⁴But their plot became known to Saul, and they were also watching the gates both day and night so that they could do away with him. ²⁵But his disciples took him^* at night and^* let him down through the wall by^* lowering him^* in a basket.

Saul in Jerusalem

²⁶And when he^* arrived in Jerusalem, he was attempting to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they^* did not believe that he was a disciple. ²⁷But Barnabas took him and^* brought him^* to the apostles and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus. ²⁸And he was going in and going out among them in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. ²⁹And he was speaking and debating with the Greek-speaking Jews,^l but they were trying to do away with him. ³⁰And when^* the brothers found out, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

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Footnotes

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”
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“lowering”) which is understood as means
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“arrived”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“believe”) which is understood as causal
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
lLiterally “Hellenists”
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“found out”) which is understood as temporal