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I said 'What should I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Get up, and go into Dammesek, and there you will be told about everything that has been laid out for you to do.'
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I had been blinded by the brightness of the light, so my companions led me by the hand into Dammesek.
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"A man named Hananyah, an observant follower of the Torah who was highly regarded by the entire Jewish community there,
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came to me, stood by me and said, 'Brother Sha'ul, see again!' And at that very moment, I recovered my sight and saw him.
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He said, 'The God of our fathersy determined in advance that you should know his will, see the Tzaddik and hear his voice;
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because you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
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So now, what are you waiting for? Get up, immerse yourself and have your sins washed away as you call on his name.'
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"After I had returned to Yerushalayim, it happened that as I was praying in the Temple, I went into a trance,
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and I saw Yeshua. 'Hurry!' he said to me, 'Get out of Yerushalayim immediately, because they will not accept what you have to say about me.'
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I said, 'Lord, they know themselves that in every synagogue I used to imprison and flog those who trusted in you;
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also that when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I was standing there too, in full agreement; I was even looking after the clothes of the ones who were killing him!'