'But2Saul,3still4breathing5threats6and7murder8against9the10disciples11of the12Lord,13went14to the15high priest16 andasked1him3for2letters4to7the8synagogues9at5Damascus,6so that10if11he found13any12belonging to16the14Way,15men17or19women,20he might bring22them bound21to23Jerusalem.24 Now2as13he went on [his way],4he6approached7Damascus,9and11suddenly10a light14from15heaven17shone around13him.12 And1falling2to3the4ground5he heard6a voice7saying8to him,9“Saul,10Saul,11why12are you persecuting14me?”13 And2he said,1“Who3are you,4Lord?”5And7he6said,“I8am9Jesus,10whom11you12are persecuting.13 But1rise2and3enter4the6city,7and8you10will be told9what12you13are14to do.”15 The1men3who were traveling with5him6stood7speechless,8hearing9the11voice12but14seeing15no one.13 Saul3rose1from4the5ground,6and8althoughhis11eyes10were opened,7he saw13nothing.12Sothey led [him] by the hand14and15brought17him16into18Damascus.19 And1forthree4days3he was2without5sight,6and7neither8ate9nor10drank.11 Now2there was1a3disciple4at5Damascus6named7Ananias.8The15Lord16said10to11him12in13a vision,14“Ananias.”17And19he18said,20“HereI [am],22Lord.”23 And2the1Lord3saidto4him,5“Rise6andgo7to8the9street10called12Straight,13and14at16the house17of Judas18look for15a man of Tarsus21named20Saul,19for23behold,22he is praying,24 and1he has seen2in4a vision5a man3named7Ananias6come in8and9lay10[his]12hands13on10him11so that14he might regain his sight.”15 But2Ananias3answered,1“Lord,4I have heard5from6many7about8this11man,10how much12evil13he has done17to15your16saints15at18Jerusalem.19 And1here2he has3authority4from5the6chief priests7to bind8all9who call on11your14name.”13 But2the5Lord6said1to3him,4“Go,7for8he13is11a chosen10instrument9of mine12to carry15my18name17before19the Gentiles20and22kings23and25the children of24Israel.26 For2I1will show3him4how much5he7must6suffer12for the sake of8my11name.”10 So2Ananias3departed1and4entered5the7house.8And9laying10[his]13hands14on11him12he said,15“Brother17Saul,16the18Lord19Jesus22who appeared24to you25on26the27road28by which29you came30has sent20me21so that31you may regain your sight32and33be filled with34theHoly36Spirit.”35 And1immediately2somethinglike8scales9fell3from5his4eyes,7and11he regained his sight.10Then12he rose13andwas baptized;14 and1taking2food,3he was strengthened.4For some13days12he was5with7the8disciples11at9Damascus.10 And1immediately2he proclaimed6Jesus8in3the4synagogues,5saying,9“He10is11the12Son13of God.”15 And2all3who heard5himwere amazed1and6said,7“Is10not8this9the man11who made havoc12in13Jerusalem14of those15who called upon16this19name?18And20hashe24notcome24here21for22this [purpose],23to bring2528them27bound26before29the30chief priests?”31 But2Saul1increased4all the more3in strength,4and5confounded6the7Jews8who lived10in11Damascus12by proving13that14[Jesus]15was16the17Christ.18 When1many5days4had passed,3the7Jews8plotted6to kill9him,10 but2their7plot6became known1to Saul.4They were watching8the11gates12day13and10night16in order to17kill19him,18 but2his5disciples4took1himby night6andlet10him11down10through7an opening inthe8wall,9lowering12himin13a basket.14 And2when he had come1to3Jerusalem,4he attempted5to join6the7disciples.8And9they were11all10afraid of11him,12forthey did14not13believe14that15he was16a disciple.17 But2Barnabas1took3him4andbrought5himto6the7apostles8and9declared10to them11how12on13the14road15he had seen16the17Lord,18who spoke21to him,22and23how24at25Damascus26he had preached boldly27in28the29name30of Jesus.32 So1he2went in5and6out7among3them4at8Jerusalem,9preaching boldly10in11the12name13of the14Lord.15 And2he spoke1and3disputed4against5the6Hellenists.7But9they8were seeking10to kill11him.12 And2when1the3brothers4learned1this,they brought5him6down5to7Caesarea8and9sent10him11off10to12Tarsus.13 So3the1church4throughout5all6Judea8and9Galilee10and11Samaria12had13peace14andwas being built up.15And16walking17in the18fear19of the20Lord21and22in the23comfort24of the25Holy26Spirit,27it multiplied.28 Now2as4Peter3went here and there4among5[them] all,6he came down7also8to9the10saints11who lived at13Lydda.14 There3he found1a5man4named6Aeneas,7bedridden111213for8eight10years,9who14was15paralyzed.16 And1Peter5said2to him,3“Aeneas,6Jesus9Christ10heals7you;8rise11and12make13your14bed.”13And15immediately16he rose.17 And1all4the5residents of6Lydda7and8Sharon10saw2him,3andthey11turned12to13the14Lord.15 Now3there was5in1Joppa2a4disciple6named7Tabitha,8which,9translated,10means11Dorcas.12She13was14full15of good17works16and18acts of2021charity.19 In3those6days5she8became ill7anddied,9and11when they had washed10her,they laid12her13in14an upper room.15 Since2Lydda4was3near1Joppa,6the7disciples,8hearing9that10Peter11was12there,1314sent15two16men17to18him,19urging20him,“Pleasecome23to24us25without21delay.”22 So2Peter3rose1andwent with4them.5Andwhen he arrived,7they took8him6to9the10upper room.11All15the16widows17stood beside13him14weeping18and19showing20tunics21and22othergarments23that24Dorcas30made25while she was28with26them.27 But2Peter6put1them all4outside,3and7knelt down8910andprayed;11and12turning13to14the15body16he said,17“Tabitha,18arise.”19And21she20opened22her25eyes,24and26when she saw27Peter29she sat up.30 And2he gave1her3hishand4andraised5her6up.5Then8calling7the9saints10and11widows,13he presented14her15alive.16 And2it became3known1throughout4all5Joppa,7and8many10believed9in11the12Lord.13 And2he stayed5in6Joppa7formany4days3with8one9Simon,10a tanner.11