Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,—the imagery of scales (lepides) suggests a reptilian coating or obstruction, perhaps evoking the spiritual blindness of those hardened against the gospel. The immediacy of sight and baptism (no delay, no extended catechesis) shows water baptism's swift inclusion into the body of Christ. The sequence: vision → instruction → laying on of hands → scales fall → baptism, depicts the full incorporation into the community.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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