Acts 9:13-21

13But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, 1how much harm he did to 2Your 3saints at Jerusalem; 14and here he 4has authority from the chief priests to bind all who 5call on Your name.” 15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for 6he is a chosen 7instrument of Mine, to bear My name before 8the Gentiles and 9kings and the sons of Israel; 16for 10I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake.” 17So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after 11laying his hands on him said, “12Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be 13filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18And immediately there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized; 19and he took food and was strengthened.

Now 14for several days he was with 15the disciples who were at Damascus, 20and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus 16in the synagogues, 17saying, “He is 18the Son of God.” 21All those hearing him continued to be amazed, and were saying, “Is this not he who in Jerusalem 19destroyed those who 20called on this name, and who had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?”