Ananias Restores Saul's Sight

¹⁰In Damascus there was a certain disciple named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Here I am, Lord." ¹¹The Lord told him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and ask at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying, ¹²and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him so that he might receive his sight." ¹³But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many people about this man and how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem. ¹⁴And here he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name." ¹⁵But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen vessel of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel. ¹⁶For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name." ¹⁷So Ananias went and entered the house. He placed his hands on him and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." ¹⁸Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. Then he got up and was baptized. ¹⁹After he had eaten, his strength returned. Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.