10. " 'What should I do, Lord?' I asked. " 'Get up,' the Lord said. 'Go into Damascus. There you will be told everything you have been given to do.'
11. The brightness of the light had blinded me. So my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12. "A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a godly Jew who obeyed the law. All the Jews living there respected him very much.
13. He stood beside me and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' At that very moment I was able to see him.
14. "Then he said, 'The God of our people has chosen you. He wanted to tell you his plans for you. You have seen the Blameless One. You have heard words from his mouth.
15. Now you will give witness to all people about what you have seen and heard.
16. So what are you waiting for? Get up and call on his name. Be baptized. Have your sins washed away.'
17. "I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple. Then it seemed to me that I was dreaming.
18. I saw the Lord speaking to me. 'Quick!' he said. 'Leave Jerusalem at once. These people will not accept your witness about me.'
19. " 'Lord,' I replied, 'these people know what I used to do. I went from one synagogue to another and put believers in prison. I also beat them.
20. Stephen was a man who gave witness to others about you. I stood there when he was killed. I had agreed that he should die. I even guarded the coats of those who were killing him.'