Acts 9:13-21
Read Acts 9 in full →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?”