Bible Verses About Ananias: 3. A Christian in Damascus

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

And the Lord said to him: Arise and go into the street that is called Strait and seek in the house of Judas, one named Saul of Tarsus. For behold he prayeth.

(And he saw a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands upon him, that he might receive his sight.)

But Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints in Jerusalem.

And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that invoke thy name.

And the Lord said to him: Go thy way: for this man is to me a vessel of election, to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.

For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.

And Ananias went his way and entered into the house. And laying his hands upon him, he said: Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus hath sent me, he that appeared to thee in the way as thou camest, that thou mayest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost.

And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales: and he received his sight. And rising up, he was baptized.

And one Ananias, a man according to the law, having testimony of all the Jews who dwelt there,

Coming to me and standing by me, said to me: Brother Saul, look up. And I, the same hour, looked upon him.

But he said: The God of our fathers hath preordained thee that thou shouldst know his will and see the Just One and shouldst hear the voice from his mouth.

For thou shalt be his witness to all men of those things which thou hast seen and heard.

And now why tarriest thou? Rise up and be baptized and wash away thy sins, invoking his name.