Galatians 1:11–24

Paul Called by God

¹¹For ^uI would have you know, brothers, that ^vthe gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel.^{3 12w}For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it ^xthrough a revelation of Jesus Christ. ¹³For you have heard of ^ymy former life in Judaism, how ^zI persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. ¹⁴And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely ^azealous was I for ^bthe traditions of my fathers. ¹⁵But when he ^cwho had set me apart ^dbefore I was born,⁴ and who ^ecalled me by his grace, ¹⁶was pleased to reveal his Son to⁵ me, in order ^fthat I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;^{6 17}nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

¹⁸Then ^gafter three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days. ¹⁹But I saw none of the other apostles except James ^hthe Lord’s brother. ²⁰(In what I am writing to you, ⁱbefore God, I do not lie!) ^21jThen I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. ²²And I was still unknown in person to ^kthe churches of Judea that are in Christ. ²³They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” ²⁴And they glorified God because of me.