Book of Common Prayer

While Saul Is Going To Damascus To Persecute Believers, Jesus Appears To Him

9 Now Saul, still breathing threat and murder against the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the high priest, ² asked-for letters from him to the synagogues at Damascus so that if he found any being of the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. ³ And during the proceeding, it came about that he was drawing-near to Damascus. And suddenly a light from heaven flashed-around him. ⁴ And having fallen on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” ⁵ And he said, “Who are You, sir^[a]?” And the One said, “I am Jesus Whom you are persecuting. ⁶ But arise and enter into the city, and it will be told you what thing you must do”. ⁷ And the men traveling-with him were standing speechless^[b], hearing the voice^[c] but seeing no one. ⁸ And Saul was raised^[d] from the ground. And his eyes having been opened, he was seeing nothing. And hand-leading him, they brought him into Damascus. ⁹ And he was not seeing for three days. And he did not eat nor drink.

²⁷ Do not be working for the food which is perishing, but for the food which is remaining to^[a] eternal life— which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father certified^[b] this One”.

The Work God Requires of You Is To Believe In The One Sent Forth By God

²⁸ So they said to Him, “What may we be doing in order that we may be working the works of God?” ²⁹ Jesus responded and said to them, “This is the work of God: that you be believing in the One Whom that One sent-forth”.

My Father Is Giving You The True Bread From Heaven, Which Came To Give Life

³⁰ So they said to Him, “What then do You do as a sign, in order that we may see it and believe You? What thing do you work? ³¹ Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it has been written [in Ps 78:24]: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat’”. ³² So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, Moses has not given you the bread from heaven, but My Father is giving you the true Bread from heaven. ³³ For the bread of God is the One coming^[c] down from heaven and giving life to the world”.

I Am The Bread of Life Come From Heaven. He Who Believes In Me Has Eternal Life

³⁴ So they said to Him, “Master, give us this bread always”. ³⁵ Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. The one coming to Me will never hunger, and the one believing in Me will never ever^[d] thirst. ³⁶ But I said to you that you have indeed seen Me^[e], and you are not believing. ³⁷ All that the Father gives to Me will come to Me, and I will never^[f] throw outside the one coming to Me. ³⁸ Because I have come down from heaven not in order that I may be doing My will, but the will of the One having sent Me. ³⁹ And this is the will of the One having sent Me: that as to all that He has given to Me, I will not lose anything from it, but I will raise it up on the last day. ⁴⁰ For this is the will of My Father: that everyone seeing the Son and believing in Him may have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day”.