14 “Ananias told me, ‘The God of our fathers chose you long ago to know his plan. He chose you to see the Righteous One and to hear words from him.
15 You will be his witness to all people. You will tell them what you have seen and heard.
16 Now, don’t wait any longer. Get up, be baptized and wash away your sins, trusting in Jesus to save you.’
17 “Later, I came back to Jerusalem. I was praying in the Temple area, and I saw a vision.
18 I saw Jesus, and he said to me, ‘Hurry and leave Jerusalem now! The people here will not accept the truth you tell them about me.’
19 “I said, ‘But, Lord, the people know that I was the one who put the believers in jail and beat them. I went through all the synagogues to find and arrest the people who believe in you.
20 The people also know that I was there when Stephen, your witness, was killed. I stood there and agreed that they should kill him. I even held the coats of the men who were killing him!’