dragged him outside the city, and stoned him, the witnesses throwing off their outer garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

With these words he fell asleep. And Saul fully approved of his murder. On this very day there broke out a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostle were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

But Saul was laying waste the church. He was wont to enter into every house, and to drag off men and women, and to commit them to prison.

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats of murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

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

And Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he continued to perceive nothing; so they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.

And the Lord said to him. "Arise, go into the street named 'Straight,' and make inquiries in the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus, one Saul.

And so Ananias went and entered into the house, and laying his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared to you on your journey, has sent me that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

But Saul gained more and more influence, and kept putting the Jews who lived in Damascus to confusion by his proof that Jesus was the Christ.

And when many days were fulfilled the Jews made a plot to kill Saul;

but information of their plot was given Saul, and although they kept watch day and night on the gates, in order to make away with him,

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and told them how Saul had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him; and also how he had preached the Name of the Lord Jesus boldly at Damascus.

Henceforth Saul was one of them, going in and out of the city, and speaking fearlessly in the Name of the Lord.

Then Barnabas visited Tarsus, to try to find Saul,

This they did, forwarding their contributions to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

and after discharging their mission, Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, bringing with them John, surnamed Mark.

Now there were in the church in Antioch prophets and teachers; Barnabas and Symeon, surnamed "the Black," Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, the foster-brother of Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul.

And as they were worshiping the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said to them, "Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

who belonged to the suite of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

So Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, gazed steadily at him, and said:

"Then they asked for a king, and he gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a Benjamite for forty years.

Then the whole assembly remained silent, and listened to Barnabas and Saul as they told the signs and wonders which God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.

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

"came to me, and standing by me, said to me, "'Brother Saul, receive your sight' "In that very hour I regained my sight and looked up at him.

"We all fell to the ground; and I heard a voice saying to me in Hebrew. "'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goad.'