Acts 22:3–16

³“^aI am ^ba Jew, born in ^cTarsus of ^dCilicia, but having been brought up in this city, having been instructed at the feet of ^eGamaliel according to the ^fstrictness of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as ^gyou all are today,

^4aI persecuted this ^bWay to the death, binding and delivering both men and women into prisons,

⁵as also ^athe high priest and all ^bthe Council of the elders ¹can testify. From them I also ^creceived letters to ^dthe brothers, and started off for ^eDamascus in order to bring even those who were there to Jerusalem ²as prisoners to be punished.

⁶“^aBut it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me,

⁷and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’

⁸“And I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am ^aJesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’

⁹“And those who were with me ^abeheld the light, to be sure, but ^bdid not ¹understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me.

¹⁰“And I said, ‘^aWhat should I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Rise up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been determined for you to do.’

¹¹“But since I ^acould not see because of the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

¹²“Now a certain ^aAnanias, a man who was devout by the standard of the Law, and ^bwell spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,

¹³came to me, and standing near, said to me, ‘^aBrother Saul, regain your sight!’ And ^1bat that very hour I regained my sight and saw him.

¹⁴“And he said, ‘^aThe God of our fathers has ^bappointed you to know His will and to ^csee the ^dRighteous One and to hear a ¹voice from His mouth.

¹⁵‘For you will be ^aa witness for Him to all men of ^bwhat you have seen and heard.

¹⁶‘Now why do you delay? ^aRise up and be baptized, and ^bwash away your sins, ^ccalling on His name.’