Acts 9:18-31

¹⁸And immediately there fell off from his eyes as it were scales; and he received sight, and arose, and was baptized.

¹⁹And having taken some food he was strengthened. And he was some days with the disciples in Damascus.

²⁰And immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

²¹And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name? And he hath come hither for this purpose, that he may bring them bound to the chief priests.

²²But Saul gained still more strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²³But after many days had passed, the Jews took counsel together to kill him;

²⁴but their plot became known to Saul; and they were even watching the gates day and night to kill him.

²⁵But his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

²⁶And when he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join himself to the disciples; and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

²⁷But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, and that he had spoken to him, and hew he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

²⁸And he was with them going in and out at Jerusalem,

²⁹speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. And he often spoke and disputed with the Hellenists; but they were endeavoring to slay him.

³⁰But the brethren obtaining knowledge of it, brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

³¹The church therefore throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord; and by the exhortation of the Holy Spirit it was greatly increased.