⁶ “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”^(A)

⁷ The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound^(B) but did not see anyone.^{(C) 8} Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing.^(D) So they led him by the hand into Damascus. ⁹ For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.

¹⁰ In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision,^(E) “Ananias!”

“Yes, Lord,” he answered.

¹¹ The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus^(F) named Saul, for he is praying. ¹² In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on^(G) him to restore his sight.”

¹³ “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people^(H) in Jerusalem.^{(I) 14} And he has come here with authority from the chief priests^(J) to arrest all who call on your name.”^(K)

³ and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.^(A)

³⁴ You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions.^(A)

⁹ Surely you remember, brothers and sisters, our toil and hardship; we worked^(A) night and day in order not to be a burden to anyone^(B) while we preached the gospel of God to you.

⁹ Do not repay evil with evil^(A) or insult with insult.^(B) On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,^(C) because to this^(D) you were called^(E) so that you may inherit a blessing.^(F)