12. “And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,
13. came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And at that very hour I received my sight and saw him.
14. And he said, ‘The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth;
15. for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16. And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’
17. “When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
18. and saw him saying to me, ‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’
19. And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you.
20. And when the blood of Stephen your witness was being shed, I myself was standing by and approving and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
21. And he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
22. Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live.”
23. And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,
24. the tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying that he should be examined by flogging, to find out why they were shouting against him like this.
25. But when they had stretched him out for the whips, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?”