11. I could not see, because the bright light had made me blind. So the men led me into Damascus.
12. “There a man named Ananias came to me. He was a religious man; he obeyed the law of Moses. All the Jews who lived there respected him.
13. Ananias came to me, stood by me, and said, ‘Brother Saul, see again!’ Immediately I was able to see him.
14. Ananias told me, ‘The God of our fathers chose you long ago. He chose you to know his plan. He chose you to see the Righteous One and to hear words from him.
15. You will be his witness to all people. You will tell them about the things you have seen and heard.
16. Now, why wait any longer? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away. Do this, trusting in him to save you.’
17. “Later, I returned to Jerusalem. I was praying in the Temple, and I saw a vision.