6 “But one time as I was travelling and getting close to Damascus by the middle of the day, suddenly a bright light from the sky began to flash around me 7 and I fell to the ground. I heard a voice asking me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ 8 ‘Who are you, master?’ I answered. And the voice said, ‘I am Yeshua—the one from Nazareth that you are persecuting.’ 9 The other people with me saw the light but didn’t hear the voice that spoke to me. 10 Then I asked, ‘What do I need to do, master?’ ‘Get up and continue into Damascus,’ the master said. ‘When you get there, you’ll be told everything that you’ve been assigned to do.’ 11 But I couldn’t see anything because the brightness of the light had affected my eyes, so my companions had to lead me by hand into Damascus.

12 “In Damascus there was a man named Ananias—a non-Jew but who was respected by the Jews there because he strove to obey Moses’ instructions about living. 13 Ananias came to where I was and standing by me said, “Brother Saul, receive your sight?” That very hour I was able to see again and look at him 14 and he said, ‘The god of our ancestors has decided in advance to reveal his plans to you, and for you to see the sinless one—to hear him speaking 15 because he wants you to inform people everywhere what you’ve seen and heard. 16 So what else are you waiting for? Get up and wash away your sins by getting immersed in water as you request his forgiveness.’