1“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense…
2When they heard him speak to them in…
3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of…
4I persecuted this Way even to the death,…
5as the high priest and the whole Council…
6About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly…
7I fell to the ground and heard a…
8‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am…
9My companions saw the light, but they could…
10Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’…
11Because the brilliance of the light had blinded…
12There a man named Ananias, a devout observer…
13came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he…
14Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers…
15You will be His witness to everyone of…
16And now what are you waiting for? Get…
17Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and…
18and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry!…
19‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that…
20And when the blood of Your witness Stephen…
21Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will…
22The crowd listened to Paul until he made…
23As they were shouting and throwing off their…
24the commander ordered that Paul be brought into…
25But as they stretched him out to strap…
26On hearing this, the centurion went and reported…
27The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell…
28“I paid a high price for my citizenship,”…
29At once those who were about to interrogate…
30The next day the commander, wanting to learn…
