Acts 26:12-23 - Paul's Account Of His Conversion And Commission
12 Meanwhile journeying to Damascus with power and authority of the chief priests, I saw on the way, O king, 13 about midday, a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me; 14 and we all having fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against goads.
15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou art persecuting. 16 But rise up, and stand upon thy feet: for unto this have I appeared unto thee, to make thee a minister and a martyr both of those things which thou hast seen, and of which I will appear unto thee; 17 delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, 18 to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God, in order that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
19 Therefore, O king, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision: 20 but first to those in Damascus, and also in Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and to the Gentiles, I was preaching that they should repent and turn to God, doing things worthy of repentance. 21 On account of these things the Jews, taking me while in the temple, endeavored to kill me. 22 Then having received help from God, I have stood unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said were about to come to pass: 23 how that Christ must suffer, how being the first from the resurrection of the dead, he is to proclaim light both to the people, and the Gentiles.