Acts 22:1-13 ▼

1 Brethren, and Fathers, hear now my apology to you,

2 ---(and when they heard that he spake to them in the Hebrew dialect, they the more readily kept silence, and he said,)

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4 And I persecuted those of this persuasion even unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

5 As the high priest is my witness, and all the elders: from whom I received letters to our brethren, and went to Damascus to bring those also, that were there, bound to Jerusalem, to be punished.

6 And it came to pass that as I was on my journey and drew nigh to Damascus, about mid-day, on a sudden a great light from heaven shone round about me:

7 and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And He said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

9 And they that were with me saw the light indeed, and were affrighted; but they did not hear the voice of Him that spake to me.

10 And I said, Lord, what shall I do? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go on to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee concerning all things which are appointed for thee to do.

11 And as I could not see by reason of the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those that were with me, I came to Damascus.

12 And one Ananias, a devout observer of the law, who had a good character from all the Jews that dwelt there,

13 came to me, and stood by me, and said, Brother Saul, look up: and I immediately looked up upon him.