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Now there was a certain talmid at Dammesek named Hananyah. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Hananyah!" He said, "Behold, it's me, Lord."
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The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Yehudah for one named Sha'ul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,
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and in a vision he has seen a man named Hananyah coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight."
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But Hananyah answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your holy ones at Yerushalayim.
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Here he has authority from the chief Kohanim to bind all who call on your name."
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But the Lord said to him, "Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Yisra'el.
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For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake."
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Hananyah departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, "Brother Sha'ul, the Lord, who appeared to you in the way which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Ruach HaKodesh."
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Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was immersed.
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He took food and was strengthened. Sha'ul stayed several days with the talmidim who were at Dammesek.
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Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Messiah, that he is the Son of God.