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Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man,
of how much evil he has done to thy saints in Jerusalem,
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and even here he has authority from the princes of the priests to bind all that call on thy name.
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But the Lord said unto him, Go; for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;
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for I will show him how much it behooves him to suffer for my name.
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Then Ananias went and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared unto thee in the way as thou didst come, has sent me, that thou might receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
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And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight immediately and arose and was baptized.
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And when he had received food, he was comforted. Then Saul was certain days with the disciples who were at Damascus.
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And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
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But all that heard
him were amazed and said, Is not this he that destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem and came here for that intent that he might bring them bound unto the princes of the priests?
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But Saul increased the more in strength and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
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And as many days passed, the Jews took counsel among themselves to kill him;