Saul got to his feet, and when he opened his eyes, he couldn't see anything. His companions took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.
There he divided his men into groups and attacked at night, defeating the enemy and chasing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
Then they made all the men in the doorway, young and old, suddenly go blind so they couldn't find the door.
“Who gave people mouths?” the Lord asked him. “Who makes people deaf or dumb, able to see or blind? It's I, the Lord, who does that.
Look, the Lord's hand is on you and you will become blind. You will not see the sun for some time.” Immediately mist and darkness fell on him, and he had to find someone who could lead him by the hand.
Since I couldn't see because of the brightness of the light, those who were with me led me by the hand into Damascus.
Immediately, something like scales fell from his eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized.
For three days he couldn't see, and he didn't eat or drink anything.
While I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas had the city guarded in order to capture me.
I didn't go to Jerusalem to talk to those who preceded me as apostles; instead I left for Arabia, and then later returned to Damascus.