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and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Dammesek, authorizing him to arrest any people he might find, whether men or women, who belonged to "the Way," and bring them back to Yerushalayim.
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He was on the road and nearing Dammesek, when suddenly a light from heaven flashed all around him.
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Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Sha'ul! Sha'ul! Why do you keep persecuting me?"
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"Sir, who are you?" he asked. "I am Yeshua, and you are persecuting me.
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But get up, and go into the city, and you will be told what you have to do."
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The men traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.
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They helped Sha'ul get up off the ground; but when he opened his eyes, he could see nothing. So, leading him by the hand, they brought him into Dammesek.
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For three days he remained unable to see, and he neither ate nor drank.
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There was a talmid in Dammesek, Hananyah by name; and in a vision the Lord said to him, "Hananyah!" He said, "Here I am, Lord."
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The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to Straight Street, to Y'hudah's house; and ask for a man from Tarsus named Sha'ul; for he is praying,
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and in a vision he has seen a man named Hananyah coming in and placing his hands on him to restore his sight."