Deeds (Act) of Apostles 22:4-18

⁴And I pursued this way till to the death, binding together and betaking into holds men and women,

⁵as the prince of priests yieldeth witnessing to me, and all the greatest of birth or the more in birth. Of whom also I took epistles to brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring from thence men bound into Jerusalem, that they should be pained.

⁶And it was done, while I went, and nighed to Damascus, at midday suddenly from heaven a great plenty of light or a copious light shone about me.

⁷And I felled down to the earth, and heard a voice from heaven, saying to me, Saul, Saul, what persecutest or pursuest thou me? It is hard to or for thee, to kick against the prick.

⁸And I answered, Who art thou Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest or pursuest.

⁹And they that were with me saw but the light, but they heard not the voice of him, that spake with me.

¹⁰And I said, Lord, what shall I do? And the Lord said to me, Rise thou, and go to Damascus; and there it shall be said to thee, of all things which it behooveth thee to do.

¹¹And when I saw not, for the clarity of that light, I was led by the hand of fellows, and I came to Damascus.

¹²And a man, Ananias, that by the law had witnessing of all Jews dwelling in Damascus,

¹³came to me, and stood nigh, and said to me, Saul, brother, behold. And I in the same hour beheld into him.

¹⁴And he said, God of our fathers hath before-ordained thee, that thou shouldest know the will of him, and shouldest see the rightful man, that is, just Christ, and hear the voice of his mouth.

¹⁵For thou shalt be his witness to all men, of those things that thou hast seen and heard.

¹⁶And now, what dwellest thou? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, by the name of him called to help.

¹⁷And it was done to me, as I turned again into Jerusalem, and prayed in the temple, that I was made in ravishing of soul,

¹⁸and I saw him saying to me, Hie thou, and go out fast of Jerusalem, for they shall not receive thy witnessing of me.