³ But ^(A)Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house; and he would ^(B)drag away men and women and put them in prison.

¹³ But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, ^(A)how much harm he did to ^(B)Your ^[a]saints in Jerusalem; ¹⁴ and here he ^(C)has authority from the chief priests to ^[b]arrest all who ^(D)call on Your name.” ¹⁵ But the Lord said to him, “Go, for ^(E)he is a chosen ^[c]instrument of Mine, to bear My name before ^(F)the Gentiles and ^(G)kings and the sons of Israel; ¹⁶ for ^(H)I will show him how much he must suffer in behalf of My name.” ¹⁷ So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after ^(I)laying his hands on him said, “^(J)Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be ^(K)filled with the Holy Spirit.” ¹⁸ And immediately something like fish scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized; ¹⁹ and he took food and was strengthened.

Saul Begins to Preach Christ

Now ^(L)for several days he was with ^(M)the disciples who were in Damascus, ²⁰ and immediately he began to proclaim Jesus ^(N)in the synagogues, ^[d]saying, “He is ^(O)the Son of God.” ²¹ All those hearing him continued to be amazed, and were saying, “Is this not the one who in Jerusalem ^(P)destroyed those who ^(Q)called on this name, and had come here for the purpose of bringing them bound before the chief priests?”