10 I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up,’ the Lord replied, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told everything you have been appointed to do.’
11 I couldn’t see because of the brightness of that light, so my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
12 “There was a certain man named Ananias. According to the standards of the Law, he was a pious man who enjoyed the respect of all the Jews living there.
13 He came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ he said. Instantly, I regained my sight and I could see him.
14 He said, ‘The God of our ancestors has selected you to know his will, to see the righteous one, and to hear his voice.
15 You will be his witness to everyone concerning what you have seen and heard.
16 What are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins as you call on his name.’