Ananias Baptizes Saul

10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I [am], Lord,” he answered.

11 “Get up!” the Lord [told] him. “Go to [the] house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for [a man from] Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place [his] hands on him to restore his sight.”

13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, many [people] have told me about this man [and] all [the] harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem. 14 And now [he is] here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”

15 “Go!” said the Lord This [man] is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and [before the] people of Israel. 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”

17 [So] Ananias went to the house, and [when] he arrived he placed [his] hands on [Saul]. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road [as] you were coming [here], has sent me so that you may see again and be filled [with the] Holy Spirit.”

18 At that instant, [something] like scales fell from [Saul’s] eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up [and] was baptized, 19 and after taking [some] food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.