Saul got from the ground, and though his eyes were opened, he couldn’t see anything. So they led him by the hand and took him to Damascus.
Since I couldn’t see because of the brilliance of that light, those who came with me led me by the hand into Damascus.
Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized.
Now, look, the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind, not seeing the sun for a time!” Immediately mist and darkness came over him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
They struck the men who were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great, so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
YHWH said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, YHWH?
He divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
For three days, he could not see, and he didn’t eat or drink.
In Damascus a ruler under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascenes in order to apprehend me.
nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me. Instead I departed to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.