5As also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and journeyed to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
6It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.
7I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, `Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?`
8I answered, `Who are you, Lord?` He said to me, `I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.`
9Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn`t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
10I said, `What will I do, Lord?` The Lord said to me, `Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.`
11When I couldn`t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
