Acts 9:2-4

International Standard Version

² He asked him for letters to take with him^[a] to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem. ³ As Saul^[b] traveled along and was approaching Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him. ⁴ He dropped to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”