Act 22:6-7, 26:12-20 | ESV | STEP | As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus , about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me .

Acts 22:6-7

6 ^a“As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me. 7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

Acts 26:12-20

Paul Tells of His Conversion

12 “In this connection ^bI journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. 13 At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me. 14 And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me ^cin the Hebrew language, ^{▼▼Or the Hebrew dialect (probably Aramaic)} ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ 15 And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. 16 But rise and ^estand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, ^fto appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, 17 ^gdelivering you from your people and from the Gentiles— ^hto whom I ⁱam sending you 18 ^jto open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from ^kthe power of Satan to God, that they may receive ^lforgiveness of sins and ^ma place among those who are sanctified ⁿby faith in me.’

19 “Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to ^othe heavenly vision, 20 but declared first ^pto those in Damascus, ^qthen in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also ^rto the Gentiles, that they should ^srepent and ^tturn to God, performing deeds ^uin keeping with their repentance.