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"And as I could not see because the light had been so dazzling, those who were with me had to lead me by the arm, and so I came to Damascus.
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"And a certain Ananias, a pious man who obeyed the Law and bore a good character with all the Jews of the city,
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came to me and standing at my side said, "`Brother Saul, recover your sight.' "I instantly regained my sight and looked up at him.
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Then he said, `The God of our forefathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the righteous One and hear Him speak.
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For you shall be a witness for Him, to all men, of what you have seen and heard.
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And now why delay? Rise, get yourself baptized, and wash off your sins, calling upon His name.'
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"After my return to Jerusalem, and while praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance.
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I saw Jesus, and He said to me, "`Make haste and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.'
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"`Lord,' I replied, `they themselves well know how active I was in imprisoning, and in flogging in synagogue after synagogue those who believe in Thee;
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and when they were shedding the blood of Stephen, Thy witness, I was standing by, fully approving of it, and I held the clothes of those who were killing him.'
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"`Go,' He replied; `I will send you as an Apostle to nations far away.'"