6 One day about noon I was getting close to Damascus, when a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice asking, “Saul, Saul, why are you so cruel to me?”
8 “Who are you?” I answered.The Lord replied, “I am Jesus from Nazareth! I am the one you are so cruel to.”
9 Those who were traveling with me saw the light, but did not hear the voice.
10 I asked, “Lord, what do you want me to do?”Then he told me, “Get up and go to Damascus. When you get there, you will be told what to do.”
11 The light had been so bright that I couldn't see. And the others had to lead me by the hand to Damascus.
12 In that city there was a man named Ananias, who faithfully obeyed the Law of Moses and was well liked by all the Jewish people living there.