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I answered, "Who are you, Lord?' Then he said to me, "I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are persecuting.'
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Now those who were with me saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me.
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I asked, "What am I to do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, "Get up and go to Damascus; there you will be told everything that has been assigned to you to do.'
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Since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, those who were with me took my hand and led me to Damascus.
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"A certain Ananias, who was a devout man according to the law and well spoken of by all the Jews living there,
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came to me; and standing beside me, he said, "Brother Saul, regain your sight!' In that very hour I regained my sight and saw him.
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Then he said, "The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear his own voice;
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for you will be his witness to all the world of what you have seen and heard.
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And now why do you delay? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.'
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"After I had returned to Jerusalem and while I was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
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and saw Jesus saying to me, "Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'