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as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the council of the elders, from whom I also received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus to bring in chains even those who were there to Jerusalem to be punished.
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Now it happened, as I journeyed and came near Damascus at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me.
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And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
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So I answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'
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And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me.