⁶ “But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

²⁴ But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course^[a] and the ministry^(A) I received from the Lord Jesus,^(B) to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

¹⁰ “I said, ‘What should I do, Lord?’

“The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told everything that you have been assigned to do.’

¹¹ “Since I couldn’t see because of the brightness of the light,^[a] I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and went into Damascus.^{(A) 12} Someone named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, who had a good reputation with all the Jews living there,^{(B) 13} came and stood by me and said, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight.’ And in that very hour I looked up and saw him. ¹⁴ And he said, ‘The God of our ancestors has appointed^(C) you to know his will, to see^(D) the Righteous One,^(E) and to hear the words from his mouth, ¹⁵ since you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.^{(F) 16} And now, why are you delaying? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins,^(G) calling on his name.’^(H)

¹⁷ “After I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance^{(I) 18} and saw him telling me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’

¹⁹ “But I said, ‘Lord, they know that in synagogue after synagogue I had those who believed in you imprisoned and beaten.^{(J) 20} And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I stood there giving approval^[b] and guarding the clothes of those who killed him.’^(K)

²¹ “He said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”^(L)

¹⁶ But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.^(A)