1 But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
2 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, both men and women, he could bring them tied up to Jerusalem.
3 Now as he proceeded, it happened that when he approached Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
4 And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
5 So he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting!