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and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me --

`And when I did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who are with me, I came to Damascus,

and he said, The God of our fathers did choose thee beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth,

And Festus said, `King Agrippa, and all men who are present with us, ye see this one, about whom all the multitude of the Jews did deal with me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out, He ought not to live any longer;

but rise, and stand upon thy feet, for for this I appeared to thee, to appoint thee an officer and a witness both of the things thou didst see, and of the things [in which] I will appear to thee,

for this cause, therefore, I called for you to see and to speak with [you], for because of the hope of Israel with this chain I am bound.'

saying, Go on unto this people and say, With hearing ye shall hear, and ye shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see, and ye shall not perceive,

for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they may see with the eyes, and with the heart may understand, and be turned back, and I may heal them.

for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that ye may be established;

according as it hath been written, `God gave to them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear,' -- unto this very day,

but according as it hath been written, `To whom it was not told concerning him, they shall see; and they who have not heard, shall understand.'

when I may go on to Spain I will come unto you, for I hope in going through, to see you, and by you to be set forward thither, if of you first, in part, I shall be filled.

for see your calling, brethren, that not many [are] wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;

but, according as it hath been written, `What eye did not see, and ear did not hear, and upon the heart of man came not up, what God did prepare for those loving Him --'

but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,

for if any one may see thee that hast knowledge in an idol's temple reclining at meat -- shall not his conscience -- he being infirm -- be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to idols,

See Israel according to the flesh! are not those eating the sacrifices in the fellowship of the altar?

for we see now through a mirror obscurely, and then face to face; now I know in part, and then I shall fully know, as also I was known;

for I do not wish to see you now in the passing, but I hope to remain a certain time with you, if the Lord may permit;

And if Timotheus may come, see that he may become without fear with you, for the work of the Lord he doth work, even as I,