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Acts 9 Summary

Acts 9 records Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus — and Ananias' brave obedience to baptize the church's chief persecutor.

Breathing threats, Saul travels to Damascus to arrest believers. A blinding light flashes; he hears, «Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?» «Who are you, Lord?» «I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.»

Blinded, Saul is led to Damascus. Ananias is sent to him, calling him «brother.» Saul receives his sight, is baptized, and begins to preach the very faith he was destroying. The story is Christianity's most dramatic conversion.

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)
Acts 9:4 “He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”” Acts 9:15 ““Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.”
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