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For I will let him know the great sufferings which he must pass through for My sake."
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So Ananias went and entered the house; and, laying his two hands upon Saul, said, "Saul, brother, the Lord--even Jesus who appeared to you on your journey--has sent me, that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
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Instantly there dropped from his eyes what seemed to be scales, and he could see once more. Upon this he rose and received baptism;
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after which he took food and regained his strength. Then he remained some little time with the disciples in Damascus.
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And in the synagogues he began at once to proclaim Jesus as the Son of God;
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and his hearers were all amazed, and began to ask one another, "Is not this the man who in Jerusalem tried to exterminate those who called upon that Name, and came here on purpose to carry them off in chains to the High Priests?"
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Saul, however, gained more and more influence, and as for the Jews living in Damascus, he bewildered them with his proofs that Jesus is the Christ.
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At length the Jews plotted to kill Saul;
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but information of their intention was given to him. They even watched the gates, day and night, in order to murder him;
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but his disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a hamper.
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So he came to Jerusalem and made several attempts to associate with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, being in doubt as to whether he himself was a disciple.