Then a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the Law, having a good testimony with all the Jews who dwelt there,

came to me; and he stood and said to me, Brother Saul, receive your sight. And at that same instant I looked up at him.

whom they set before the apostles; and when they had prayed, they laid hands on them.

Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.

And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

Then little children were brought to Him that He might lay His hands on them and pray, but the disciples rebuked them.

And He could do no work of power there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.

Do not lay hands on anyone hastily, nor share in other people's sins; keep yourself pure.

Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

of the doctrine of immersion, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind everyone who calls on Your name.

And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord. And they said to him, You see, brother, how many countless Jews there are who believe, and they also are all zealous for the Law;

came to me; and he stood and said to me, Brother Saul, receive your sight. And at that same instant I looked up at him.

And Joseph said to his brothers, Please come near to me. So they came near. And he said: I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.

But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.

It was right that we should make merry and rejoice, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.

Therefore receive one another, just as Christ also received us, to the glory of God.

no longer as a slave but more than a slave; a beloved brother, especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently out of a pure heart,

having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the Word of God which lives and abides forever,

And he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?

And he said, Who are You, Sir? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you persecute. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.

Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, here I am, Lord.

So the Lord said to him, Arise and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus, for behold, he prays.

But the Lord said to him, Go, for he is a chosen vessel unto Me to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel.

The Word which God sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He is Lord of all);

Then he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice out of His mouth.

So I said, Who are You, Sir? And He said, I am Jesus, whom you persecute.

And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Then last of all He was seen by me also, as by one of untimely birth.

The first man was out of the earth, of dust; the second Man is the Lord out of Heaven.

Then Saul was lifted up from the ground, and when his eyes were opened he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.

And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.

And in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he might receive his sight.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the Word of God with boldness.

Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.