pass through for My sake."
009:017 So Ananias went and entered the house; and, laying his two
hands upon Saul, said, "Saul, brother, the Lord--even Jesus
who appeared to you on your journey--has sent me, that you
may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
009:018 Instantly there dropped from his eyes what seemed to be scales,
and he could see once more. Upon this he rose and received baptism;
009:019 after which he took food and regained his strength.
Then he remained some little time with the disciples in Damascus.
009:020 And in the synagogues he began at once to proclaim Jesus
as the Son of God;
009:021 and his hearers were all amazed, and began to ask one another,
"Is not this the man who in Jerusalem tried to exterminate
those who called upon that Name, and came here on purpose
to carry them off in chains to the High Priests?"
009:022 Saul, however, gained more and more influence, and as for
the Jews living in Damascus, he bewildered them with his proofs
that Jesus is the Christ.
009:023 At length the Jews plotted to kill Saul;
009:024 but information of their intention was given to him.
They even watched the gates, day and night, in order
to murder him;
009:025 but his disciples took him by night and let him down through
the wall, lowering him in a hamper.
009:026 So he came to Jerusalem and made several attempts to associate
with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him,
being in doubt as to whether he himself was a disciple.
009:027 Barnabas, however, came to his assistance. He brought Saul
to the Apostles, and related to them how, on his journey,
he had seen the Lord, and that the Lord had spoken to him,