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7 and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
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I fell to the ground and heard a voice say 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 Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.'
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“ ‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. “ ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied.
9 "And those who were with me saw the light, to be sure, but did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me.
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My companions saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who was speaking to me.
10 "And I said, 'What shall I do, Lord ?' And the Lord said to me, 'Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.'
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“ ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked. “ ‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’
11 "But since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me and came into Damascus.
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My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me.
12 "A certain Ananias, a man who was devout by the standard of the Law, and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,
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“A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there.
13 came to me, and standing near said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' And at that very time I looked up at him.
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He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him.
14 "And he said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear an utterance from His mouth.
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“Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth.
15 'For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
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You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.
16 'Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.'
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And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’
17 "It happened when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I fell into a trance,
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“When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
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