Word: persecutest
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...pleased God ... to reveal his Son in me that I might preach him among the heathen." But Acts gives three versions, varying in detail but all including the sudden bright light and the collapse on the road to Damascus, the voice and vision of Jesus saying, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?" Blinded, he is led into the city, where a Christian named Ananias, advised by a vision, lays his hands on Paul, "And ... he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized...
...first program (by 190 voices, an orchestra of 20) ranged from delicate, pure-sounding choruses, e.g., For God So Loved the World and Blessed Are the Faithful, to the haunting cantata, Saul, Saul, Why Persecutest Thou Me? Director Reese hardly expected to make Schütz fans of his audience in one concert, was ready for one listener's "My, it's very different, isn't it?", another's hopeful sigh after the final Amen, "Is it really over?" At least among his choristers, familiarity bred delight. As one young singer burbled after the music...
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