As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” | So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” | Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”