Acts 9:1-13

Thomson^{(i) 1} As for Saul he was still breathing out threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord. Having gone to the chief priest, ² he asked letters from him to the synagogues at Damascus, that if he should find any of this way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. ³ But when he was on the road and drawing near to Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven shone around him. ⁴ And having fallen on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, Why persecutes! thou me?" ⁵ And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom thou art persecuting. It is hurting thyself to kick against sharp pointed goads." ⁶ Whereupon he trembling and in amaze, said, Lord, What wouldst thou have me do? And the Lord said to him, Arise and go to the city and it will be told thee what thou must do." ⁷ Now the men who accompanied him were amazed, hearing indeed the sound, but seeing no one. ⁸ Then Saul arose from the earth. But as upon opening his eyes he saw nobody, they led him by the hand and brought him to Damascus. ⁹ And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank. ¹⁰ Now there was in Damascus a certain disciple named Ananias, And to him the Lord said in a vision, Ananias! And he said, Lord, here I am. ¹¹ Then the Lord said to him, Arise and go to the street, which is called Straight street, and inquire at the house of Judas for Saul of Tarsus; for behold he is praying, ¹² and hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in and laying a hand on him that he may recover sight. ¹³ Upon which Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many concerning this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints in Jerusalem;