¹³“Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people^r in Jerusalem.^s ¹⁴And he has come here with authority from the chief priests^t to arrest all who call on your name.”^u

¹⁵But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument^v to proclaim my name to the Gentiles^w and their kings^x and to the people of Israel. ¹⁶I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”^y

¹⁷Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on^z Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”^a ¹⁸Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,^b ¹⁹and after taking some food, he regained his strength.

Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem

Saul spent several days with the disciples^c in Damascus.^d ²⁰At once he began to preach in the synagogues^e that Jesus is the Son of God.^f ²¹All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name?^g And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”^h

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Cross references

rver 32; Ac 26:10; Ro 1:7; 15:25, 26, 31; 16:2, 15; Eph 1:1; Php 1:1
sSee Ac 8:3
tver 2, 21
uSee Ac 2:21
v Ac 13:2; Ro 1:1; Gal 1:15; 1 Ti 1:12
w Ro 11:13; 15:15, 16; Gal 1:16; 2:7, 8
x Ac 25:22, 23; 26:1
y Ac 20:23; 21:11; 2 Co 6:4–10; 11:23–27; 2 Ti 1:8; 2:3, 9
zSee Ac 6:6
aSee Lk 1:15
bSee Ac 2:38
cSee Ac 11:26
d Ac 26:20
e Ac 13:5, 14; 14:1; 17:2, 10, 17; 18:4, 19; 19:8
fSee Mt 4:3
gSee Ac 8:3
hver 14