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and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name."
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But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;
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for I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name."
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So Anani'as departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
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And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized,
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and took food and was strengthened. For several days he was with the disciples at Damascus.
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And in the synagogues immediately he proclaimed Jesus, saying, "He is the Son of God."
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And all who heard him were amazed, and said, "Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called on this name? And he has come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests."
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But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ.
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When many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him,
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but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night, to kill him;