1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came unto the prince of the priests 2 and asked him for letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. 3 And as he proceeded, he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light from heaven; 4 and falling to the earth, he heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me? 5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I AM Jesus whom thou dost persecute; it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what it behooves thee to do. 7 And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing indeed the voice, but seeing no one. 8 Then Saul arose from the earth; and opening his eyes, he saw no one; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus 9 where he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; to whom the Lord said in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. 11 And the Lord said unto him, Arise and go into the street which is called Straight and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus; for, behold, he prays 12 and has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. 13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, of how much evil he has done to thy saints in Jerusalem, 14 and even here he has authority from the princes of the priests to bind all that call on thy name. 15 But the Lord said unto him, Go; for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel; 16 for I will show him how much it behooves him to suffer for my name. 17 Then Ananias went and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared unto thee in the way as thou didst come, has sent me, that thou might receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit. 18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight immediately and arose and was baptized.