Instantly it seemed as if a film fell from Saul's eyes, and his sight was restored. Then he got up and was baptized,

Saul's influence, however, kept steadily increasing, and he confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by the proofs that he gave that Jesus was the Christ.

He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him-- "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

So Ananias went, entered the house, and, placing his hands on Saul, said: "Saul, my Brother, I have been sent by the Lord--by Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here--so that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'

We all fell to the ground, and then I heard a voice saying to me in Hebrew-- 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? By kicking against the goad you are punishing yourself.'