Acts 9:10-19 - Ananias Sent To Saul

¹⁰ Now there was a disciple called Ananias in Damascus. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." He said, "I am here, Lord."

¹¹ And the Lord said to him, "Go away to the street called 'The Straight Street,' and ask at the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus called Saul. He is praying at this very moment, ¹² and he has seen a man called Ananias enter and lay his hands upon him to bring back his sight."

¹³ "But, Lord," Ananias answered, "many people have told me about all the mischief this man has done to thy saints at Jerusalem! ¹⁴ And in this city too he has authority from the high priests to put anyone in chains who invokes thy Name!"

¹⁵ But the Lord said to him, "Go; I have chosen him to be the means of bringing my Name before the Gentiles and their kings as well as before the sons of Israel. ¹⁶ I will show him all he has to suffer for the sake of my Name."

¹⁷ So Ananias went off and entered the house, laying his hands on him with these words, "Saul, my brother, I have been sent by the Lord, by Jesus who appeared to you on the road, to let you regain your sight and be filled with the holy Spirit."

¹⁸ In a moment something like scales fell from his eyes, he regained his sight, got up and was baptized. ¹⁹ Then he took some food and felt strong again. For several days he stayed at Damascus with the disciples.