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And desired from him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he should find any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
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And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined around him a light from heaven:
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And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. [It is] hard for thee to kick against the goads.
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And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord [said] to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
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And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
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And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought [him] into Damascus.
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And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
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And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I [am here], Lord.
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And the Lord [said] to him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for [one] called Saul of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth,
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And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in, and putting [his] hand on him, that he might receive his sight.