022:008 "`Who art thou, Lord?' I asked. "`I am Jesus,
the Nazarene,' He replied, `whom you are persecuting.'
022:009 "Now the men who were with me, though they saw the light,
did not hear the words of Him who spoke to me.
022:010 And I asked, "`What am I to do, Lord?' "And the Lord said
to me, "`Rise, and go into Damascus. There you shall be told
of all that has been appointed for you to do.'
022:011 "And as I could not see because the light had been so dazzling,
those who were with me had to lead me by the arm, and so I
came to Damascus.
022:012 "And a certain Ananias, a pious man who obeyed the Law and bore
a good character with all the Jews of the city,
022:013 came to me and standing at my side said, "`Brother Saul,
recover your sight.' "I instantly regained my sight and looked
up at him.
022:014 Then he said, `The God of our forefathers has appointed you to know
His will, and to see the righteous One and hear Him speak.
022:015 For you shall be a witness for Him, to all men, of what you
have seen and heard.
022:016 And now why delay? Rise, get yourself baptized, and wash off
your sins, calling upon His name.'
022:017 "After my return to Jerusalem, and while praying in the Temple, I fell
into a trance.
022:018 I saw Jesus, and He said to me, "`Make haste and leave
Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your
testimony about Me.'
022:019 "`Lord,' I replied, `they themselves well know how active I was
in imprisoning, and in flogging in synagogue after synagogue
those who believe in Thee;
022:020 and when they were shedding the blood of Stephen, Thy witness,