Act 22:3-16 | NASB1995 | STEP | “ I am a Jew , born in Tarsus of Cilicia , but brought up in this city , educated under Gamaliel , strictly according to the law of our fathers , being zealous for God just as you all are today .

Acts 22:3-16

3 ^a“I am ^ba Jew, born in ^cTarsus of ^dCilicia, but brought up in this city, educated ^{▼▼ Lit at the feet of}under ^fGamaliel, ^{▼▼ Lit according to the strictness of the ancestral law
,} ^hstrictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as ⁱyou all are today. 4 ^j“I persecuted this ^kWay to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons, 5 as also ^lthe high priest and all ^mthe Council of the elders ^{▼▼ Lit testifies for me}can testify. From them I also ^oreceived letters to ^pthe brethren, and started off for ^qDamascus in order to bring even those who were there to Jerusalem ^{▼▼ Lit having been bound}as prisoners to be punished.

6 ^s“But it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me, 7 and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ 8 “And I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am ^tJesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’ 9 “And those who were with me ^usaw the light, to be sure, but ^vdid not ^{▼▼ Or hear (with comprehension)}understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me. 10 “And I said, ‘ ^xWhat shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.’ 11 “But since I ^ycould not see because of the ^{▼▼ Lit glory}brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me and came into Damascus.

12 “A certain ^aaAnanias, a man who was devout by the standard of the Law, and ^abwell spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, 13 came to me, and standing near said to me, ‘ ^acBrother Saul, receive your sight!’ And ^{▼▼ Or instantly; lit at the very hour
,} ^aeat that very time I looked up at him. 14 “And he said, ‘ ^afThe God of our fathers has ^agappointed you to know His will and to ^ahsee the ^aiRighteous One and to hear an ^{▼▼ Or message; lit voice}utterance from His mouth. 15 ‘For you will be ^aka witness for Him to all men of ^alwhat you have seen and heard. 16 ‘Now why do you delay? ^amGet up and be baptized, and ^anwash away your sins, ^aocalling on His name.’