Paul Tells of His Conversion

6 “About noon, as I was going along and drawing near to Damascus, a great light from heaven suddenly flashed around me. 7 Then I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are yoʋ persecuting me?’ 8 I answered, ‘Who are yoʋ, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom yoʋ are persecuting.’ 9 Those who were with me saw the [fn]light and were afraid, but they did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me. 10 Then I said, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Rise and go to Damascus, and there yoʋ will be told about all that has been appointed for yoʋ to do.’ 11 But since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and went into Damascus.

12 “Now a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, who was well spoken of by all the Jews dwelling [fn]there, 13 came and stood beside me. He said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive yoʋr sight,’ and in that very hour I received my sight and saw him. 14 Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed yoʋ to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the voice coming from his mouth. 15 For yoʋ will be his witness to all people of what yoʋ have seen and heard. 16 And now why do yoʋ delay? Rise and be baptized, and wash away yoʋr sins, calling upon [fn]the name of the Lord.’