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Saul answered, "Who are You, Lord?" He said, "I am Jesus, the One Whom you are working against. You hurt yourself by trying to hurt Me."

In Damascus there was a follower by the name of Ananias. The Lord showed him in a dream what He wanted him to see. He said, "Ananias!" And Ananias answered, "Yes, Lord, I am here."

Peter went down to the men who had been sent by Cornelius. He said, "I am the one you are looking for. Why have you come?"

But Peter raised him up and said, "Get up! I am just a man like you."

As Peter began to see what was happening, he said to himself, "Now I am sure the Lord has sent His angel and has taken me out of the hands of Herod. He has taken me also from all the things the Jews wanted to do to me."

When John was near the end of his work, he asked, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the Christ. No, but He is coming later and I am not good enough to get down and help Him take off His shoes!'

"Men and brothers, listen to this. You may be forgiven of your sins by this One I am telling you about.

When she and her family had been baptized, she said to us, "If you think I am faithful to the Lord, come and stay at my house." She kept on asking. Then we went with her.

But they worked against Paul and said bad things about him. He shook his clothes and said, "Whatever happens to you is your own doing. I am free from your guilt. From now on I will go to the people who are not Jews."

I am with you. No one will hurt you. I have many people in this city who belong to Me."

"As you see, I am on my way to Jerusalem. The Holy Spirit makes me go. I do not know what will happen to me there.

But I am not worried about this. I do not think of my life as worth much, but I do want to finish the work the Lord Jesus gave me to do. My work is to preach the Good News of God's loving-favor.

"All of you have heard me preach the Good News. I am sure that none of you will ever see my face again.

I tell you this day that I am clean and free from the blood of all men.

"Yes, I know that when I am gone, hungry wolves will come in among you. They will try to destroy the church.

Then Paul said, "What do you mean by crying and breaking my heart? I am ready to be put in chains in Jerusalem. I am also ready to die for the name of the Lord Jesus."

Paul said, "No! I am a Jew and a citizen of a large city. I am from Tarsus in the country of Cilicia. I ask you to let me speak to the people."

"I am a Jew. I was born in the city of Tarsus in the country of Cilicia. When I was a young man, I lived here in Jerusalem. I went to Gamaliel's school and learned all about the Law of our early fathers. I worked hard for God as you all do today.

I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?' He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, the One you are working against.'

Paul looked straight at the court and said, "Brother Jews, I have lived for God with a heart that has said I am not guilty to this day."