Acts 9:11-24

¹¹And the lorde sayde to him: aryse and goo into the strete which is called strayght and seke in the housse of Iudas after one called Saul of Tharsus. For beholde he prayeth

¹²and hath sene in a vision a man named Ananias comynge in to him and puttynge his hondes on him that he myght receave his syght.

¹³Then Ananias answered: Lorde I have hearde by many of this man how moche evell he hath done to thy sainctes at Ierusalem

¹⁴and here he hath auctorite of the hye prestes to bynde all that call on thy name.

¹⁵The lorde sayde vnto him: Goo thy wayes: for he is a chosen vessell vnto me to beare my name before the gentyls and kynges and the chyldren of Israel.

¹⁶For I will shewe him how great thinges he must suffre for my names sake.

¹⁷Ananias went his waye and entryd into the housse and put his hondes on him and sayde: brother Saul the lorde that apperyd vnto the in the waye as thou camst hath sent me that thou myghtest receave thy syght and be filled with the holy goost.

¹⁸And immediatly ther fell from his eyes as it had bene scales and he receaved syght and arose and was baptised

¹⁹and receaved meate and was comforted. Then was Saul a certayne daye with the disciples which were at Damasco.

²⁰And streyght waye he preached Christ in the synagoges how that he was the sonne of God.

²¹All that hearde him were amased and sayde: is not this he that spoyled the which called on this name in Ierusalem and came hyther for the entent that he shuld bringe the bounde vnto the hye prestes?

²²But Saul encreased in stregth and confounded the Iewes which dwelte at Damasco affirminge that this was very Christ.

²³And after a good whyle the Iewes toke counsell to gether to kyll him.

²⁴But their layinge awayte was knowen of Saul. And they watched at the gates daye and nyght to kyll him.