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2and requestedG154G3844G846 lettersG1992 toG4314 theG3588 synagoguesG4864 inG1519 DamascusG1154, so thatG3704 ifG1437 he foundG2147 anyG5100 menG435 or womenG1135 belongingG1510 to theG3588 WayG3598, he could bring them as prisonersG1210G71 toG1519 JerusalemG2419.

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As Saul drew nearG1448 to DamascusG1154 onG1722 his journeyG4198, suddenlyG1810 a lightG5457 fromG1537 heavenG3772 flashed aroundG4015 himG846. 4He fellG4098 toG1909 theG3588 groundG1093 and heardG191 a voiceG5456 sayG3004 to himG846, “SaulG4549, SaulG4549, whyG5101 do you persecuteG1377 MeG1473?”

5“WhoG5101 are YouG1510, LordG2962?” Saul askedG2036.

“IG1473 amG1510 JesusG2424, whomG3739 youG4771 are persecutingG1377,” He replied.1 6“NowG235 get upG450 andG2532 go intoG1525G1519 theG3588 cityG4172, andG2532 you will be toldG2980G4771 whatG5101 youG4771 mustG1163 doG4160.”

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TheG3588 menG435 traveling withG4922 Saul stoodG2476 there speechlessG1769. They heardG191 theG3588 voiceG5456 butG1161 did not seeG2334 anyone. 8SaulG4569 got upG1453 fromG575 theG3588 groundG1093, butG1161 when he openedG455 hisG846 eyesG3788 he could not seeG991 a thing.2 So they led him by the handG5496G846G1521 intoG1519 DamascusG1154. 9For threeG5140 daysG2250 he wasG1510 withoutG3361 sightG991, andG2532 he did not eatG3756G5315 or drinkG4095 anything.

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InG1722 DamascusG1154 there wasG1510 aG5100 discipleG3101 namedG3686 AnaniasG367. TheG3588 LordG2962 spokeG2036 toG4314 himG846 inG1722 a visionG3705, “AnaniasG367!”

“HereG2400 IG1473 am, LordG2962,” he answeredG2036.

11“Get upG450!” theG3588 LordG2962 told himG846. “GoG4198 toG1909 the houseG3614 of JudasG2455 onG1722 StraightG2117 StreetG4505 andG2532 ask forG2212 a man from TarsusG5018 namedG3686 SaulG4569, forG1063 he isG2400 prayingG4336. 12InG1722 a visionG3705 he has seenG3708 a manG435 namedG3686 AnaniasG367 comeG1525 andG2532 placeG2007 his handsG5495 on himG846 toG3704 restore his sightG308.”

13ButG1161 AnaniasG367 answeredG611, “LordG2962, manyG575G4183 people have told meG191 aboutG4012 thisG3778 manG435 and allG3745 the harmG2556 he has doneG4160 toG3588 YourG4771 saintsG40 inG1722 JerusalemG2419. 14And nowG2532 he is hereG5602 withG2192 authorityG1849 fromG3844 theG3588 chief priestsG749 to arrestG1210 allG3956 whoG3588 call onG1941 YourG4771 nameG3686.”

15“GoG4198!” saidG2036 theG3588 LordG2962. “ThisG3778 man isG1510 MyG1473 chosenG1589 instrumentG4632 to carryG941 MyG1473 nameG3686 beforeG1799 theG3588 GentilesG1484 and theirG5037G2532 kingsG935, andG5037 before the peopleG5207 of IsraelG2474. 16IG1473 will showG5263 himG846 how muchG3745 heG846 mustG1163 sufferG3958 forG5228 MyG1473 nameG3686.”

17So AnaniasG367 wentG565 to theG3588 houseG3614, andG2532 when he arrivedG1525G1519, he placedG2007 his handsG5495 onG1909 Saul. “BrotherG80 SaulG4549,” he saidG2036, “theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424, whoG3588 appearedG3708 to youG4771 onG1722 theG3588 roadG3598 as you were comingG2064 here, has sentG649 meG1473 so thatG3704 you may see againG308 andG2532 be filledG4130 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.”

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At that instantG2112, something likeG5613 scalesG3013 fellG634 fromG575 Saul’s eyesG3788, andG5037 his sight was restoredG308. He got upG450 and was baptizedG907, 19andG2532 after takingG2983 some foodG5160, he regained his strengthG1765. AndG1161 he spentG1096 severalG5100 daysG2250 withG3326 theG3588 disciplesG3101 inG1722 DamascusG1154.

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Saul promptly began to proclaimG2112G2784 JesusG2424 inG1722 theG3588 synagoguesG4864, declaring, “HeG3778 isG1510 theG3588 SonG5207 of GodG2316.”