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He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”
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“Who are you, lord?” Saul asked. And the voice replied, “I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting!
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Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
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The men with Saul stood speechless, for they heard the sound of someone’s voice but saw no one!
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Saul picked himself up off the ground, but when he opened his eyes he was blind. So his companions led him by the hand to Damascus.
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He remained there blind for three days and did not eat or drink.
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Now there was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, calling, “Ananias!” “Yes, Lord!” he replied.
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The Lord said, “Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now.
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I have shown him a vision of a man named Ananias coming in and laying hands on him so he can see again.”
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“But Lord,” exclaimed Ananias, “I’ve heard many people talk about the terrible things this man has done to the believers in Jerusalem!
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And he is authorized by the leading priests to arrest everyone who calls upon your name.”