⁷The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound^l but did not see anyone.^m ⁸Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing.ⁿ So they led him by the hand into Damascus. ⁹For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.

¹⁰In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision,^o “Ananias!”

“Yes, Lord,” he answered.

¹¹The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus^p named Saul, for he is praying. ¹²In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on^q him to restore his sight.”

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

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Cross references

l Jn 12:29
m Da 10:7
nver 18
o Ac 10:3, 17, 19; 12:9; 16:9, 10; 18:9
pver 30; Ac 11:25; 21:39; 22:3
qSee Mk 5:23
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