Acts 26:9-18

9I verily thoughtG1380 with myself that I oughtG1163 to do manyG4183 thingsG4183 contraryG1727 to the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 of NazarethG3480. 10And this I alsoG2532 did in JerusalemG2414: and I both shut up manyG4183 of the saintsG40 in prisonsG5438, having receivedG2983 authorityG1849 from the chiefG749 priestsG749, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them. 11And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagoguesG4864, I strove to make them blasphemeG987; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecutedG1377 them evenG2532 unto foreign citiesG4172. 12Whereupon as I journeyed to DamascusG1154 with the authorityG1849 and commission of the chiefG749 priestsG749, 13at midday, O kingG935, I sawG3708 on the wayG3598 a lightG5457 from heavenG3771, above the brightness of the sunG2246, shining round about me and them that journeyed with me. 14And when we were all fallen to the earthG1093, I heardG191 a voiceG5456 sayingG3004 unto me in the HebrewG1446 languageG1258, SaulG4549, SaulG4549, whyG5101 persecutest thou me? it is hardG4642 for thee to kick against the goad. 15And I saidG3004, Who art thou, LordG2962? And the LordG2962 saidG3004, I amG1510 JesusG2424 whom thou persecutest. 16But ariseG450, and standG2476 upon thy feetG4228: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appointG4400 thee a minister and a witnessG3144 both of the thingsG3778 wherein thou hast seenG3708 me, and of the thingsG3778 wherein I will appear unto thee; 17delivering thee from the peopleG2992, and from the GentilesG1484, unto whom I sendG649 thee, 18to openG455 their eyesG3788, that they may turnG1994 from darknessG4655 to lightG5457 and from the powerG1849 of SatanG4567 unto GodG2316, that they may receiveG2983 remission of sinsG266 and an inheritanceG2819 among them that are sanctifiedG37 by faithG4102 in me.