36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas (which is translated Son of Encouragement),(A)

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36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas(A) (which means “son of encouragement”),

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As(A) he traveled and was nearing Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him. Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

“Who are you, Lord?” Saul said.

“I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting,” he replied. “But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

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As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.(A) He fell to the ground and heard a voice(B) say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.

“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”(C)

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20 Immediately he began proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues: “He is the Son of God.”(A)

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20 At once he began to preach in the synagogues(A) that Jesus is the Son of God.(B)

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22 But Saul grew stronger and kept confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.

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22 Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.(A)

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