a light from heaven

⁹  I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

¹⁰  Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

¹¹  And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

¹²  Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

¹³  At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.

¹⁴  And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

¹⁵  And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

¹⁶  But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

¹⁷  Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

¹⁸  To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

¹⁹  Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: Acts 26:9-19

²⁰  I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20

²⁴  Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Romans 3:24

⁵  Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Titus 3:5

⁸  But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8

²  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Romans 12:2

³⁷  Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;

³⁸  Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. Matthew 9:37,38

⁴⁰  And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. Luke 19:40