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"But since I ^(C1)could not see because of the ^(F1)brightness of that light, I came into Damascus being led by the hand by those who were with me.

"Now a certain ^(C1)Ananias, a man who was devout by the standard of the Law and ^(C2)well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,

came to me, and standing nearby he said to me, '^(C1)Brother Saul, receive your sight!' And ^(F1)(C2)at that very moment I looked up at him.

"And he said, '^(C1)The God of our fathers has ^(C2)appointed you to know His will and to ^(C3)see the ^(C4)Righteous One and to hear a ^(F1)message from His mouth.

'For you will be ^(C1)a witness for Him to all people of ^(C2)what you have seen and heard.

'Now why do you delay? ^(C1)Get up and be baptized, and ^(C2)wash away your sins by ^(C3)calling on His name.'

"It happened when I ^(C1)returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I ^(C2)fell into a trance,

and I saw Him saying to me, '^(C1)Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.'

"And I said, 'Lord, they themselves understand that in one synagogue after another ^(C1)I used to imprison and ^(C2)beat those who believed in You.

'And ^(C1)when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I also was standing nearby and approving, and watching over the cloaks of those who were killing him.'

"And He said to me, 'Go! For I will send you far away ^(C1)to the Gentiles.'"