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Now Saul, whose every breath was a threat of destruction for the disciples of the Lord,
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went to the High Priest and begged from him letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, in order that if he found any believers there, either men or women, he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem.
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But on the journey, as he was getting near Damascus, suddenly there flashed round him a light from Heaven;
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and falling to the ground he heard a voice which said to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"
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"Who art thou, Lord?" he asked. "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," was the reply.
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"But rise and go to the city, and you will be told what you are to do.
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Meanwhile the men who travelled with Saul were standing dumb with amazement, hearing a sound, but seeing no one.
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Then he rose from the ground, but when he had opened his eyes, he could not see, and they led him by the arm and brought him to Damascus.
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And for two days he remained without sight, and did not eat or drink anything.
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Now in Damascus there was a disciple of the name of Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, saying, "Ananias!" "I am here, Lord," he answered.
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"Rise," said the Lord, "and go to Straight Street, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man called Saul, from Tarsus, for he is actually praying.