Aug. 16, 2026

Act 22:3  "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I studied under Gamaliel and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today. 

Act 22:4  I persecuted the followers of this Way to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison, 

Act 22:5  as the high priest and all the Council can themselves testify. I even obtained letters from them to their associates in Damascus, and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished. 

Act 22:6  "About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me. 

Act 22:7  I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?' 

Act 22:8  "'Who are you, Lord?' I asked. "'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,' he replied. 

Act 22:9  My companions saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who was speaking to me. 

Act 22:10  "'What shall I do, Lord?' I asked. "'Get up,' the Lord said, 'and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.' 

Act 22:11  My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me. 

Act 22:12  "A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there. 

Act 22:13  He stood beside me and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' And at that very moment I was able to see him. 

Act 22:14  "Then he said: 'The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth. 

Act 22:15  You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.