^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.’ ¹¹ And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.

¹² “And ^(E)one Ananias, a devout man ^(F)according to the law, ^(G)well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, ^13 (H)came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And ^(I)at that very hour I received my sight and saw him. ¹⁴ And he said, ^(J)‘The God of our fathers ^(K)appointed you to know his will, ^(L)to see ^(M)the Righteous One and ^(N)to hear a voice from his mouth; ¹⁵ for ^(O)you will be a witness for him to everyone of what ^(P)you have seen and heard. ¹⁶ And now why do you wait? ^(Q)Rise and be baptized and ^(R)wash away your sins, ^(S)calling on his name.’