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1 With every breath [it seemed], Saul [expressed his desire to] threaten and murder the Lord's disciples and [even] went to the head priest
2 to ask for letters [authorizing him to go] to Damascus and to enter [Jewish] synagogues looking for people of "the Way" [Note: This was a designation for Christians at that time]. And if he found any, whether men or women, he would tie them up and take them to Jerusalem.
3 And when he got close to Damascus, suddenly a [bright, See 22:6] light from the sky shone all around him.
4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
5 Saul replied, "Who are you, sir?" And the voice said, "It is I, Jesus, whom you are persecuting,
6 but get up, and enter the city [of Damascus] and [there] you will be told what you must do."