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as the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. From them I also received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I went there in order to bind those who were there and to bring them back to Jerusalem for punishment.
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"While I was on my way and approaching Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone about me.
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I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
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I answered, "Who are you, Lord?' Then he said to me, "I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are persecuting.'
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Now those who were with me saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me.