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And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.

And I said, What shall I do, LORD? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God.

And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.

Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:

And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,

And many other things blasphemously spake they against him.

And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee?

And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him.

And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.