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And I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' And 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.
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And I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.'
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And when I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.
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"And one Anani'as, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,
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came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' And in that very hour I received my sight and saw him.
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And he said, 'The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Just One and to hear a voice from his mouth;
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for you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
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And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'
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"When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
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and saw him saying to me, 'Make haste and get quickly out of Jerusalem, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'