Acts 22:4-11

41I persecuted this 2Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons, 5as also 3the high priest and all 4the Council of the elders 5can testify. From them I also 6received letters to 7the brethren, and started off for 8Damascus in order to bring even those who were there to Jerusalem 9as prisoners to be punished.

6“10But it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me, 7and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ 8And I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am 11Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’ 9And those who were with me 12saw the light, to be sure, but 13did not 14understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me. 10And I said, ‘15What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.’ 11But since I 16could not see because of the 17brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me and came into Damascus.