1. Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest
2. and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
3. As he traveled and was nearing Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.
4. Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? ”