Acts 22:6-21 - Paul Tells Of His Conversion On The Damascus Road
6 as I was upon the road, advanc'd near Damascus, about mid-day, all of a sudden a great light from heaven broke all around me. 7 I fell to the ground, and heard a voice pronounce these words, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"
8 I answered, who art thou, Lord? it answered, "I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute." 9 the company actually saw the light, but did not hear the voice of him that spoke to me.
10 then I said, Lord, what must I do? and the Lord answer'd, arise, go to Damascus; there you will be inform'd what you are to do.
11 but as I had lost the use of my eyes by the splendor of that light, I was led by the hand to Damascus, by those who were with me. 12 there one Ananias a religious observer of the law, who had the good word of all the Jews in that place, came to see me, 13 and being introduc'd, he said, brother Saul, receive thy sight. and instantly I saw him. 14 then he said, the God of our fathers has singled you out to be acquainted with his will, to see the just one, and to hear the words of his mouth: 15 that you might testify to all men, what you have seen and heard. 16 why should you now delay? arise, be baptized, and cleansed from your sins, by invoking the name of the Lord.
17 at length being return'd to Jerusalem, one day as I was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance. 18 then I saw JESUS, who said to me, "make haste, and go out of Jerusalem immediately: for they will not receive the attestations you would give of me." Lord,
19 said I, they know it is I that imprison'd those who believed on thee, and caus'd them to be scourg'd in the assemblies: 20 that I was present, when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, that I abetted the slaughter, and watch'd the clothes of those who slew him.
21 but the Lord said to me, "be gone, for I will send you far hence, even to the Gentiles."