2When they heard that he was speaking to them in Hebrew, they were still more quiet; and Paul went on:
3“I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, but I was brought up in this city under the teaching of Gamaliel, and educated in accordance with the strict system of our ancestral Law. I was as zealous in God's service as any of you who are here today.
4In my persecution of this Way I did not stop even at the taking of life. I put in chains, and imprisoned, men and women alike —
5And to that the high priest himself and all the council of elders can testify. For I had letters of introduction from them to our fellow Jews at Damascus, and I was on my way to that place, to bring those whom I might find there prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.
6While I was still on my way, just as I was getting close to Damascus, about midday, suddenly there flashed from the heavens a great light all around me.
7I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8‘Who are you, Lord?’ I replied. Then the voice said ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are persecuting.’
9The men with me saw the light, but did not hear the speaker's voice.
Acts 22
Acts 22:2-9