¹⁰Now there was a disciple at Damascus named nAnanias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, o“Here I am, Lord.” ¹¹And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man pof Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, ¹²and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and qlay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” ¹³But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, rhow much evil he has done to syour tsaints at Jerusalem. ¹⁴And here he has authority from uthe chief priests to bind all who vcall on your name.” ¹⁵But the Lord said to him, “Go, for whe is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name xbefore the Gentiles and ykings and the children of Israel. ¹⁶For zI will show him how much ahe must suffer bfor the sake of my name.” ¹⁷So cAnanias departed and entered the house. And dlaying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and ebe filled with the Holy Spirit.” ¹⁸And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and fhe regained his sight. Then ghe rose and was baptized; ¹⁹and htaking food, he was strengthened.

Saul Proclaims Jesus in Synagogues

For isome days he was with the disciples at Damascus. ²⁰And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, j“He is the Son of God.” ²¹And all who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who kmade havoc lin Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?” ²²But Saul mincreased all the more in strength, and nconfounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving othat Jesus was the Christ.

Saul Escapes from Damascus

²³pWhen many days had passed, the Jews1 plotted to kill him, ²⁴but their qplot became known to Saul. rThey were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him, ²⁵but his disciples took him by night and slet him down through an opening in the wall,2 lowering him in a basket.

Saul in Jerusalem

²⁶And twhen he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple. ²⁷But uBarnabas took him and vbrought him to the apostles and declared to them whow on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and xhow at Damascus he had ypreached boldly in the name of Jesus. ²⁸So he went zin and out among them at Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord.

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