1 Corinthians 15:8 References
a Acts 9:3-8, Acts 22:6-11, Acts 26:12-18, 1 Corinthians 9:1
Acts 9
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As he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and asuddenly a light from heaven flashed around him;
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and ahe fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"
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And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" And He said, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,
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Saul got up from the ground, and athough his eyes were open, he could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into bDamascus.
Acts 22
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"aBut it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me,
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and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
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"And I answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said to me, 'I am aJesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.'
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"And those who were with me asaw the light, to be sure, but bdid not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me.
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"And I said, 'aWhat shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.'
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"But since I acould not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me and came into Damascus.
Acts 26
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"While so engaged aas I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,
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at midday, O King, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining all around me and those who were journeying with me.
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"And when we had aall fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the bHebrew dialect, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'
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"And I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
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'But get up and astand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you, to bappoint you a cminister and da witness not only to the things which you have seen, but also to the things in which I will appear to you;
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to aopen their eyes so that they may turn from bdarkness to light and from the dominion of cSatan to God, that they may receive dforgiveness of sins and an einheritance among those who have been sanctified by ffaith in Me.'