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AndSaul,yet breathing outthreateningsandslaughteragainst the disciples of the Lord,went unto the high priest,
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And desiredofhimletterstoDamascusto the synagogues,thatif he foundany of this way,whether they weremenorwomen, he might bring thembound untoJerusalem.
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And as hejourneyed* , he camenearDamascus:andsuddenly there shined round abouthim a lightfromheaven:
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And he fellto the earth, and heard a voicesaying unto him,Saul,Saul,why persecutest thoume?
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And he said , Who art thou , Lord?And the Lordsaid , IamJesuswhomthoupersecutest : it is hard for thee to kickagainst the pricks.
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And he tremblingandastonishedsaid , Lord,what wilt thou haveme to do ? And the Lord said untohim,Arise , andgointo the city,and it shall be toldtheewhatthoumustdo .
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And the menwhichjourneyed with himstoodspeechless,hearing* a voice,butseeing no man.
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AndSaularosefrom the earth;and when hiseyes were opened , he saw no man:but they ledhim by the hand , and brought him intoDamascus.
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And he wasthreedayswithoutsight , andneither did eatnordrink .
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And there was a certaindiscipleatDamascus,namedAnanias;andtohimsaid the Lordin a vision,Ananias.And he said , Behold , I am here, Lord.
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And the Lord said untohim,Arise , and gointo the streetwhich is calledStraight,andenquirein the house of Judas for one calledSaul, of Tarsus:for,behold , he prayeth ,
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And hath seenin a vision a mannamedAnanias coming in , andputting his handonhim,that he might receive his sight .
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ThenAnaniasanswered , Lord, I have heardbymanyofthisman, how muchevil he hath done to thysaintsatJerusalem:
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Andhere he hathauthorityfrom the chief priests to bindall that call on thyname.
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But the Lordsaiduntohim,Go thy way : forheis a chosenvessel unto me, to bearmynamebefore the Gentiles,andkings,and the children of Israel:
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ForI will shewhim how great thingshemustsufferformy name's sake*.
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AndAnanias went his way , andenteredinto the house;andputting his handsonhimsaid , BrotherSaul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto theein the wayas thou camest , hath sentme,that thou mightest receive thy sight , and be filled with the HolyGhost.
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Andimmediately there fellfromhiseyesas it had been scales: and he received sightforthwith,andarose , and was baptized .
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And when he had receivedmeat, he was strengthened . ThenwasSaulcertaindayswith the disciples which were atDamascus.
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Andstraightway he preachedChristin the synagogues,thatheis the Son of God.