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ACTs 9:1–9:9 ©

Yeshua talks to Saul

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9:1 Yeshua talks to Saul

(Acts 22:6-16)

9Meanwhile Saul was still spouting off murderous threats towards the followers of the master. He went to the chief priest 2and obtained official letters to enable him to enter the Jewish meeting halls in Damascus so that if he found either male or female followers of Yeshua, he could arrest them and bring them to Yerushalem in chains.

3On his journey as he approached Damascus, suddenly light from the sky flashed around him. 4He dropped to his knees[fn] and heard a voice calling, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

5“Who are you, master?” he asked.

And the voice replied, “I’m Yeshua, the one that you’re persecuting. 6Now, stand up and go into the city, and you’ll be told there what you need to do.”

7Meanwhile his travelling companions had stood there speechless, because they had heard the voice but couldn’t see anyone. 8They helped Saul up from the ground, but even when he opened his eyes, he couldn’t see anything. So they had to lead him into Damascus by hand. 9Saul stayed there for three days, unable to see and not eating or drinking anything.


9:4 It seems most likely that Paul and company were walking to Damascus (and not on horseback despite paintings by Caravaggio and others). The journey of somewhere around 300km would have taken around two weeks.

9But the Saulos/(Shāʼūl), still breathing of_threat and murder toward the apprentices/followers of_the master, having_approached to_the chief_priest, 2he_requested letters from him to the synagogues into Damaskos/(Dammeseq), so_that if he_may_find any of_the way, being both men and women, having_been_bound he_may_bring them to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim).
3And in the time to_be_going, it_became him to_be_nearing to_ the _Damaskos, and suddenly a_light from the sky.
flashed_around.
him.
4And having_fallen on the ground, he_heard a_voice saying to_him:
Saulos, Saulos, why are_you_persecuting me?
5And he_said:
Who are_you, master?
and_ He _said:
I am Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), whom you are_persecuting,
6but rise_up and come_in into the city, and it_will_be_being_spoken to_you what something it_is_fitting you to_be_doing.
7And the men who travelling_with with_him had_stood speechless, hearing on_one_hand of_the voice, on_the_other_hand observing no_one.
8And Saulos was_raised from the ground, and the eyes of_him having_been_opened_up he_was_seeing nothing.
And leading_ him _by_hand, they_brought_in him to Damaskos.
9And he_was three days not seeing, and neither he_ate nor he_drank.

ACTs 9:1–9:9 ©

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