And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.
And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
And the LORD said to him, Who has made man's mouth? or who makes the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight immediately, and arose, and was baptized.
And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink.
In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.