6. Trembling and astonished he asked, Lord, what do You desire me to do? The Lord said to him, But arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.
7. The men who were accompanying him were unable to speak [for terror], hearing the voice but seeing no one.
8. Then Saul got up from the ground, but though his eyes were opened, he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.
9. And he was unable to see for three days, and he neither ate nor drank [anything].
10. Now there was in Damascus a disciple named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he answered, Here am I, Lord.
11. And the Lord said to him, Get up and go to the street called Straight and ask at the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying [there].
12. And he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias enter and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.
13. But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard many people tell about this man, especially how much evil and what great suffering he has brought on Your saints at Jerusalem;
14. Now he is here and has authority from the high priests to put in chains all who call upon Your name.
15. But the Lord said to him, Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of Mine to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the descendants of Israel;
16. For I will make clear to him how much he will be afflicted and must endure and suffer for My name's sake.
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.