17. So Ananias left and went into the house. And he laid his hands on Saul and said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, Who appeared to you along the way by which you came here, has sent me that you may recover your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
18. And instantly something like scales fell from [Saul's] eyes, and he recovered his sight. Then he arose and was baptized,
19. And after he took some food, he was strengthened. For several days [afterward] he remained with the disciples at Damascus.
20. And immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, saying, He is the Son of God!
21. And all who heard him were amazed and said, Is not this the very man who harassed and overthrew and destroyed in Jerusalem those who called upon this Name? And he has come here for the express purpose of arresting them and bringing them in chains before the chief priests.
22. But Saul increased all the more in strength, and continued to confound and put to confusion the Jews who lived in Damascus by comparing and examining evidence and proving that Jesus is the Christ (the Messiah).
23. After considerable time had elapsed, the Jews conspired to put Saul out of the way by slaying him,
24. But [the knowledge of] their plot was made known to Saul. They were guarding the [city's] gates day and night to kill him,
25. But his disciples took him at night and let him down through the [city's] wall, lowering him in a basket or hamper.
26. And when he had arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to associate himself with the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe he really was a disciple.