Acts 22:3-16
Read Acts 22 in full →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 you 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 1,bat 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.’