Acts 9:3-6
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3 (A)Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him. 4 And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting (B)me?” 5 And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, (C)whom you are persecuting. 6 But (D)rise and enter the city, and you will be told (E)what you are to do.”
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Acts 22:6-10
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6 (A)“As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me. 7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ 8 And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am (B)Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ 9 (C)Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand[a] the voice of the one who was speaking to me. 10 And I said, (D)‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.’
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- Acts 22:9 Or hear with understanding
Acts 26:12-19
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Paul Tells of His Conversion
12 “In this connection (A)I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. 13 At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me. 14 And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me (B)in the Hebrew language,[a] ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ 15 And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. 16 But rise and (C)stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, (D)to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, 17 (E)delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—(F)to whom I (G)am sending you 18 (H)to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from (I)the power of Satan to God, that they may receive (J)forgiveness of sins and (K)a place among those who are sanctified (L)by faith in me.’
19 “Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to (M)the heavenly vision,
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- Acts 26:14 Or the Hebrew dialect (probably Aramaic)
1 Corinthians 15:8
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8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, (A)he appeared also to me.
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Galatians 1:15-16
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15 But when he (A)who had set me apart (B)before I was born,[a] and who (C)called me by his grace, 16 was pleased to reveal his Son to[b] me, in order (D)that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;[c]
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- Galatians 1:15 Greek set me apart from my mother's womb
- Galatians 1:16 Greek in
- Galatians 1:16 Greek with flesh and blood
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