Acts 22:1-16

1“12BrothersG435G80 and fathersG3962, hearG191 my defenseG627 which I nowG3570 offer to you.”

2And when they heardG191 that he was addressingG4377 them in the 34HebrewG1446 dialectG1258, they becameG3930 even moreG3123 quietG2271; and he saidG5346,

3“5I amG1510 6a JewG2453, bornG1080 in 7TarsusG5019 of 8CiliciaG2791, but broughtG397 upG397 in thisG3778 cityG4172, educatedG3811 9underG3844G3588G4228 10GamalielG1059, 1112strictlyG195 accordingG2596 to the LawG3551 of our fathersG3971, beingG5225 zealousG2207 for GodG2316 justG2531 asG2531 13you allG3956 are todayG4594. 414I persecutedG1377 thisG3778 15WayG3598 to the deathG2288, bindingG1195 and puttingG3860 bothG5037 menG435 and womenG1135 into prisonsG5438, 5as alsoG2532 16the highG749 priestG749 and allG3956 17the CouncilG4244 ofG4244 the eldersG4244 18can testifyG3140. From them I alsoG2532 19receivedG1209 lettersG1992 to 20the brothersG80, and startedG4198 off for 21DamascusG1154 in order to bringG71 evenG2532 thoseG3588 who were thereG1566 to JerusalemG2419 22as prisonersG1210 to be punishedG5097.

6“23But it happenedG1096 that as I wasG4198 onG4198 my wayG4198, approachingG1448 DamascusG1154 at aboutG4012 noonG3314, a veryG2425 brightG2425 lightG5457 suddenlyG1810 flashedG4015 from heavenG3772 allG4015 aroundG4015 me, 7and I fellG4098 to the groundG1475 and heardG191 a voiceG5456 sayingG3004 to me, ‘SaulG4549, SaulG4549, whyG5101 are you persecutingG1377 Me?’ 8And I answeredG611, ‘WhoG5101 are You, LordG2962?’ And He saidG3004 to me, ‘I amG1510 24JesusG2424 the NazareneG3480, whomG3739 you are persecutingG1377.’ 9And thoseG3588 whoG5101 were with me 25sawG2300 the lightG5457, but 26did not 27understandG191 the voiceG5456 of the One who was speakingG2980 to me. 10And I saidG3004, ‘28WhatG5101 shall I doG4160, LordG2962?’ And the LordG2962 saidG3004 to me, ‘GetG450 upG450 and goG4198 onG4198 into DamascusG1154, and thereG2546 you will be toldG2980 aboutG4012 everythingG3956 that has been appointedG5021 for you to doG4160.’ 11But sinceG5613 I 29could not seeG1689 becauseG575 of the 30brightnessG1391 of that lightG5457, I cameG2064 into DamascusG1154 being ledG5496 byG5496 theG5496 handG5496 by thoseG3588 who were with me.

12“NowG1161 a certainG5100 31AnaniasG367, a manG435 who was devoutG2126 by the standardG3358 of the LawG3551 and 32wellG3140 spokenG3140 of by allG3956 the JewsG2453 who livedG2730 there, 13cameG2064 to me, and standingG2186 nearbyG2186 he saidG3004 to me, ‘33BrotherG80 SaulG4549, receiveG308 your sightG308!’ And 3435at that veryG846 momentG5610 I lookedG308 upG308 at him. 14And he saidG3004, ‘36The GodG2316 of our fathersG3962 has 37appointedG4400 you to knowG1097 His willG2307 and to 38seeG3708 the 39RighteousG1342 OneG1342 and to hearG191 a 40messageG5456 from His mouthG4750. 15For you will be 41a witnessG3144 for Him to allG3956 peopleG444 of 42whatG3739 you have seenG3708 and heardG191. 16NowG3568 whyG5101 do you delayG3195? 43GetG450 upG450 and beG907 baptizedG907, and 44washG628 awayG628 your sinsG266 by 45callingG1941 onG1941 His nameG3686.’