Acts 9:1-22
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9aNow 1Saul, still bbreathing 2threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, 2and asked for aletters from him to bthe synagogues at cDamascus, so that if he found any belonging to dthe Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3And as he was traveling, it happened that when he was approaching Damascus, asuddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; 4and afalling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” 5And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” And He said, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, 6but rise up and enter the city, and ait will be told you what you must do.” 7And the men who traveled with him astood speechless, bhearing the 1voice but seeing no one. 8And Saul got up from the ground, and athough his eyes were open, he 1could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, they brought him into bDamascus. 9And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
10Now there was a disciple at aDamascus named bAnanias, and the Lord said to him in ca vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” 11And the Lord said to him, “Rise up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from aTarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, 12and he has seen 1in a vision a man named Ananias come in and alay his hands on him, so that he might regain his sight.” 13But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, ahow much harm he did to bYour 1saints at Jerusalem. 14“And here he ahas authority from the chief priests to bind all who bcall on Your name.” 15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for ahe is a chosen 1instrument of Mine, to bear My name before bthe Gentiles and ckings and the sons of Israel; 16for aI will show him how much he must suffer for My name.” 17So Ananias departed and entered the house. And he alaid his hands on him and said, “bBrother Saul, the Lord sent me—that is Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming—so that you may regain your sight and be cfilled with the Holy Spirit.” 18And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he rose up and was baptized; 19and he took food and was strengthened. Saul Begins to Preach Christ Now afor several days he was with bthe disciples who were at Damascus, 20and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus ain the synagogues, 1saying, “He is bthe Son of God.” 21And all those hearing him continued to be astounded, and were saying, “Is this not the one who in Jerusalem adestroyed those that bcalled on this name, and who had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?” 22But Saul kept increasing in strength and confounding the Jews who lived at Damascus by proving that this One is the 1Christ.