Acts 9:1–19: Saul Stopped on the Damascus Road
Saul set out to arrest followers of the Way and instead was stopped by the risen Jesus, blinded, led by the hand, and baptized. His commission came with announced suffering, and he began proclaiming Christ almost at once.
Acts 9:1–22: Saul's Conversion on the Damascus Road
Saul set out to arrest followers of Jesus and met the risen Lord instead. The passage traces his turning from blinding light and dependence on others through Ananias's visit and baptism to preaching Christ in Damascus.