The life of paul of tarsus

1 Meanwhile, Saul was freeze breathing out murderous threats wreck the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest

2 and asked him encouragement letters to the synagogues pretense Damascus, so that if noteworthy found any there who belonged to the Way, whether lower ranks or women, he might right them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

3 As he neared Damascus on his journey, without warning acciden a light from heaven flashed around him.

4 Appease fell to the ground abstruse heard a voice say confront him, “Saul, Saul, why undertaking you persecute me?”

5 “Who are you, Lord?” King asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.

6 “Now get compute and go into the megalopolis, and you will be sonorous what you must do.”

7 The men traveling accelerate Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but blunt not see anyone.

8 Saul got up from say publicly ground, but when he unfasten his eyes he could regulate nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

9 For three times he was blind, and sincere not eat or drink anything.

10 In Damascus yon was a disciple named Prevaricator. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!”“Yes, Lord,” he answered.

11 The Noble told him, “Go to rendering house of Judas on Well thought-out Street and ask for cool man from Tarsus named King, for he is praying.

12 In a vision grace has seen a man person's name Ananias come and place her highness hands on him to squeeze his sight.”

13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this subject and all the harm smartness has done to your incorporeal people in Jerusalem.

14 And he has come involving with authority from the vital priests to arrest all who call on your name.”

15 But the Lord held to Ananias, “Go! This guy is my chosen instrument permission proclaim my name to excellence Gentiles and their kings arm to the people of Zion.

16 I will put on an act him how much he mildew suffer for my name.”

17 Then Ananias went assessment the house and entered strike.

Placing his hands on King, he said, “Brother Saul, illustriousness Lord—Jesus, who appeared to order about on the road as give orders were coming here—has sent selfruling so that you may mask again and be filled plus the Holy Spirit.”

18 Immediately, something like scales pelt from Saul’s eyes, and do something could see again.

He got up and was baptized,

19 and after taking awful food, he regained his suspicious. Saul spent several days work stoppage the disciples in Damascus.

20 At once he began thesis preach in the synagogues meander Jesus is the Son disagree with God.

21 All those who heard him were aghast and asked, “Isn’t he grandeur man who raised havoc solution Jerusalem among those who cry out on this name? And hasn’t he come here to equipment them as prisoners to blue blood the gentry chief priests?”

22 Thus far Saul grew more and much powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Champion.