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"As I was traveling and approaching Dammesek, around noon, suddenly a brilliant light from heaven flashed all around me!
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I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Sha'ul! Sha'ul! Why do you keep persecuting me?'
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I answered, 'Sir, who are you?' 'I am Yeshua from Natzeret,' he said to me, 'and you are persecuting me!'
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Those who were with me did see the light, but they didn't hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me.
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I said 'What should I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Get up, and go into Dammesek, and there you will be told about everything that has been laid out for you to do.'
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I had been blinded by the brightness of the light, so my companions led me by the hand into Dammesek.
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"A man named Hananyah, an observant follower of the Torah who was highly regarded by the entire Jewish community there,
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came to me, stood by me and said, 'Brother Sha'ul, see again!' And at that very moment, I recovered my sight and saw him.
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He said, 'The God of our fathersy determined in advance that you should know his will, see the Tzaddik and hear his voice;
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because you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
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So now, what are you waiting for? Get up, immerse yourself and have your sins washed away as you call on his name.'