and dragged him out of the city and stoned him, the witnesses throwing down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

And Saul entirely approved of his being put to death. A great persecution of the church in Jerusalem broke out that day, and they were all scattered over Judea and Samaria except the apostles.

But Saul harassed the church. He went into one house after another, and dragging out men and women, put them in prison.

Now Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the Lord's disciples, went to the high priest,

and he fell to the ground. Then he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?"

Saul's fellow-travelers stood speechless, for they heard the voice but could not see anyone.

The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called the Straight Street, and ask at the house of Judas for a man named Saul, from Tarsus, for he is there praying.

Ananias set out and went to the house, and there he laid his hands upon Saul, and said to him, "Saul, my brother, I have been sent by the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your journey, so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the holy Spirit."

and, after taking some food, regained his strength. Saul stayed for some time with the disciples at Damascus,

But Saul grew more and more powerful, and bewildered the Jews who lived in Damascus by his proofs that Jesus was the Christ.

but Saul found out about the plot. They watched the city gates day and night, in order to kill him,

Then Barnabas went over to Tarsus to seek out Saul,

and this they did, sending it to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

When Barnabas and Saul had performed their mission to Jerusalem, they went back, taking John who was called Mark with them.

There were at Antioch in the church there a number of prophets and teachers??arnabas, Symeon who was called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the governor, and Saul.

As they were engaged in worshiping the Lord and in fasting, the holy Spirit said, "Set Barnabas and Saul apart for me, for the work to which I have called them."

He was attached to the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. He sent for Barnabas and Saul and asked them to let him hear God's message.

But Saul, who was also called Paul, was filled with the holy Spirit, and looked at him

Then they demanded a king and for forty years God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin.

and I fell upon the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?'

came to see me, and standing by my side, said to me, 'Saul, my brother, regain your sight!' Then instantly I regained my sight and looked at him,

We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, 'Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me? You cannot kick against the goad!'