5. Saul said, “Who are you, Lord?” The voice answered, “I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting.
6. Get up now and go into the city. Someone there will tell you what you must do.”
7. The men traveling with Saul just stood there, unable to speak. They heard the voice, but they saw no one.
8. Saul got up from the ground and opened his eyes, but he could not see. So the men with him held his hand and led him into Damascus.
9. For three days, Saul could not see; he did not eat or drink.
10. There was a follower of Jesus in Damascus named Ananias. In a vision the Lord said to him, “Ananias!” Ananias answered, “Here I am, Lord.”
11. The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight Street. Find the house of Judas and ask for a man named Saul from the city of Tarsus. He is there now, praying.
12. He has seen a vision in which a man named Ananias came and laid his hands on him so that he could see again.”
13. But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man. They told me about the many bad things he did to your holy people in Jerusalem.
14. Now he has come here to Damascus. The leading priests have given him the power to arrest all people who trust in you.”
15. But the Lord Jesus said to Ananias, “Go! I have chosen Saul for an important work. I want him to tell other nations, their rulers, and the people of Israel about me.