Acts 9:4-19

ISV^{(i) 4} He dropped to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”
⁵ He asked, “Who are you, Lord?”
The voice said, “I’m Jesus, whom you are persecuting. ⁶ Now get up, go into the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”
⁷ Meanwhile, the men who were traveling with Saul were standing speechless, for they heard the voice but didn’t see anyone. ⁸ When Saul got up off the ground, he couldn’t see anything, even though his eyes were open. So his companions took him by the hand and led him into Damascus. ⁹ For three days he couldn’t see, and he didn’t eat or drink anything.
¹⁰ Now in Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called out to him in a vision, “Ananias!”
He answered, “Here I am, Lord.”
¹¹ The Lord told him, “Get up, go to the street called Straight, and in the home of Judas look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. At this very moment he’s praying. ¹² He has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so he would see again.”
¹³ But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard many people tell how much evil this man has done to your saints in Jerusalem. ¹⁴ He is here with authority from the high priests to put in chains all who call on your name.”
¹⁵ But the Lord told him, “Go, because he’s my chosen instrument to carry my name to unbelievers, to their kings, and to the descendants of Israel. ¹⁶ since I’m going to show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.”
¹⁷ Saul’s Sight is RestoredSo Ananias left and went to that house. He laid his hands on Saul and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were traveling, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” ¹⁸ All at once something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again.
He got up and was baptized, ¹⁹ and after eating some food, he felt strong again. For several days he stayed with the disciples in Damascus.