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as also the high priest doth bear me witness and all the council of the elders. From them I also received letters unto the brethren, and I went to Damascus to bring those who were there bound unto Jerusalem to be punished.
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"And it came to pass that, as I made my journey and had come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
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And I fell unto the ground and heard a voice saying unto me, `Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me?'
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And I answered, `Who art Thou, Lord?' And He said unto me, `I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.'
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And those who were with me saw indeed the light and were afraid, but they heard not the voice of Him that spoke to me.