7. And the Lord said to him, "Rise up and go into the city, and there you will be told what you ought to do." Now the men who were accompanying him were standing stupefied, hearing indeed a voice, but seeing no one.
8. Then Saul rose up from the ground. And upon opening his eyes, he saw nothing. So leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus.
9. And in that place, he was without sight for three days, and he neither ate nor drank.
10. Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias!" And he said, "Here I am, Lord."
11. And the Lord said to him: "Rise up and go into the street that is called Straight, and seek, in the house of Judas, the one named Saul of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying."
12. (And Paul saw a man named Ananias entering and imposing hands upon him, so that he might receive his sight.)
13. But Ananias responded: "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem.
14. And he has authority here from the leaders of the priests to bind all who invoke your name."
15. Then the Lord said to him: "Go, for this one is an instrument chosen by me to convey my name before nations and kings and the sons of Israel.
16. For I will reveal to him how much he must suffer on behalf of my name."