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So I answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'
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And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me.
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So I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Arise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.'
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And since I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
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Then a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good testimony with all the Jews who dwelt there,
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came to me; and he stood and said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' And at that same hour I looked up at him.
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Then he said, 'The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth.
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For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.
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And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'
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Now it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance
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and saw Him saying to me, 'Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.'