Acts 22:5-11 "To this the high priest and all the council of elders are witnesses. It was from them that I received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I was already on my way to bring those also who were there back to Jerusalem, in bonds, for punishment.

MNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ "To this the high priest and all the council of elders are witnesses. It was from them that I received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I was already on my way to bring those also who were there back to Jerusalem, in bonds, for punishment. ⁶ "But when, on my journey, I was nearing Damascus, about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone round about me. ⁷ "I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, "'Saul! Saul! why are you persecuting me?' ⁸ "'Who are you, Lord?' I asked. "'I am Jesus, the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting,' he answered me. ⁹ "Now my companions, though they beheld the light, did not hear the words of Him who spoke to me. ¹⁰ "And I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' and the Lord said to me, 'Rise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told about all that you are destined to do.' ¹¹ "And as I was seeing nothing for the glory of the light, I was led by the hand of my companions, and so came into Damascus.