1. In the meantime Saul kept up his violent threats of murder against the followers of the Lord. He went to the High Priest
2. and asked for letters of introduction to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he should find there any followers of the Way of the Lord, he would be able to arrest them, both men and women, and bring them back to Jerusalem.
3. As Saul was coming near the city of Damascus, suddenly a light from the sky flashed round him.