6About noon, my companions and I were getting near Damascus. Suddenly a bright light from the sky flashed all around me.
7The light was so bright that I fell to the ground. Then I heard the voice of someone speaking to me from up in the sky. The one who was speaking to me said, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you (sg) do things to harm me?’
8I answered, ‘Who are you?’ He replied, ‘I am Jesus from Nazareth. I am the one whom you (sg) are harming by doing things to harm my followers.’
9The men who were traveling with me saw the very bright light, and they heard a voice, but they did not understand what the voice said to me.
10Then I asked, ‘Lord, what do you want me to do?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus! A man there will tell you (sg) all that I have planned for you to do.’
11After that, I could not see, because the very bright light had caused me to become blind. So my companions took me by the hand and led me until we(exc) arrived in Damascus.
12A couple of days later, a man whose name was Ananias came to see me. He was a man who greatly respected God and carefully obeyed our Jewish laws. All the Jews living in Damascus said good things about him.
13He came and stood beside me and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, see again!’ Instantly I could see! I saw Ananias standing there beside me.
14Then he said: ‘The God whom we(inc) worship and whom our ancestors worshipped has chosen you and will show you what he wants you to do. He has allowed you to see the righteous one, the Messiah, and you have heard him speaking to you.
15He wants you to tell people everywhere what you have seen and heard from him.
16So now ◄do not delay!/why delay?► RHQ Stand up, let me baptize you, and by praying to the Lord Jesus ask God to forgive you (sg) for your sins!’”
17“Later, I returned to Jerusalem. One day I went to the Temple courtyard. While I was praying there, I saw a vision in which
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Acts 22:6-17