4 I persecuted the followers of this Way to their death.
arresting both men and women and throwing them in-to prison, 5 as the high priest and all the Council canthemselves testify. I even obtained letters from them totheir associates in Damascus, and went there to bringthese people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished. - P88
12 A man named Ananias came to see me. He was adevout observer of the law and highly respected by allthe Jews living there. - P89
15 You will be his witness to all people of what you haveseen and heard. - P88
Paul addresses the crowd in Aramaic and the people become very quiet. Hetells them about his Jewish upbringing and how Jesus appeared before himon the road to Damascus. - P89
A believer called Ananias met him in Damascusand told him God had chosen him to be His witness. So, Paul was baptized. - P89
Having been given permission to speak by the Roman commander,
Paul stands on the steps and addresses the people who are seeking tokill him. - P90
He speaks to them in Aramaic, their native language. Thiscommands their attention, and they quiet their voices and listen towhat he has to say. Paul gives an account of his life before he met Christ.
- P90
He was just like them: a Jew, zealous for God, persecuting followers ofJesus to their death. He then explains what happened when he encoun-tered Christ, or rather, when Christ encountered him. - P90
The revelationof Christ changed his life forever. When we give our lives to Christ,
everything changes. - P90
We become new creations with a new mission anda new destiny. - P90
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