Acts 22:6-21 - Paul Tells Of His Conversion On The Damascus Road

⁶ And when I was on the way and had come nigh to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me, ⁷ and I fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?

⁸ And I answered, Who are you, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazoraean, whom you persecute. ⁹ And those that were with me saw the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spoke to me.

¹⁰ And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go to Damascus, and there it shall be told you of all things which are appointed for you to do.

¹¹ And when I could not see from the brightness of that light, being led by the hand by those with me, I came to Damascus. ¹² And a certain Ananias, a man [living] according to the law, approved by all the Jews living [there], ¹³ coming and standing by, said to me, Brother Saul, Receive your sight. And in that hour I looked upon him. ¹⁴ And he said, The God of our fathers chose you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and hear the voice of his mouth, ¹⁵ for you shall be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard. ¹⁶ And now, why do you delay? Arising, baptize and wash away your sins, calling on his name.

¹⁷ And when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I was in a trance, ¹⁸ and saw him [Christ], saying to me, Hasten and depart immediately from Jerusalem, for they will not receive your testimony of me.

¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in the synagogues those who believed on you; ²⁰ and when the blood of your martyr Stephen was poured out, I also stood by and consented, and kept the clothes of those that killed him.

²¹ And he said to me, Go, for I will send you to nations far away.