New International Reader's Version

Acts 9:4-12 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

4. He fell to the ground. He heard a voice speak to him. "Saul! Saul!" the voice said. "Why are you opposing me?"

5. "Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus," he replied. "I am the one you are opposing.

6. Now get up and go into the city. There you will be told what you must do."

7. The men traveling with Saul stood there. They weren't able to speak. They had heard the sound. But they didn't see anyone.

8. Saul got up from the ground. He opened his eyes, but he couldn't see. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

9. For three days he was blind. He didn't eat or drink anything.

10. In Damascus there was a believer named Ananias. The Lord called out to him in a vision. "Ananias!" he said. "Yes, Lord," he answered.

11. The Lord told him, "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street. Ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying.

12. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias. The man has come and placed his hands on him. Now he will be able to see again."