¹²For ^zI neither received it ^aof man, neither was I taught it, but by ^athe revelation of Jesus Christ. ¹³For ye have heard of my ^bconversation in time past in the ^cJews’ religion, how that ^dbeyond measure I persecuted ^ethe church of God, and ^fwasted it: ¹⁴And ^gprofited in the ^cJews’ religion above many my ^†equals in mine own nation, ^hbeing more exceedingly zealous of ⁱthe traditions of my fathers. ¹⁵^*But when ^jit pleased God, ^kwho separated me from my mother’s womb, and ^lcalled me by his grace, ¹⁶^aTo reveal his Son in me, ^mthat I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I ⁿconferred not with ^oflesh and blood: ¹⁷Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into ^pArabia, and returned again unto ^qDamascus.

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Footnotes

z 1 Cor. 11:23. & 15:1, 3. So Acts 22:14.
a 2 Cor. 12:2, 7. ch. 2:2. Eph. 3:3. So ver. 16. Comp. 1 Cor. 2:10.
a 2 Cor. 12:2, 7. ch. 2:2. Eph. 3:3. So ver. 16. Comp. 1 Cor. 2:10.
b Tobit 4:14. 2 Macc. 6:23 (Gk.). Eph. 4:22. 1 Tim. 4:12. Heb. 13:7. James 3:13. 1 Pet. 1:15, 18. & 2:12. & 3:1, 2, 16. 2 Pet. 2:7. & 3:11.
cver. 14. 2 Macc. 2:21. & 14:38 in the Gk.
dSee Acts 8:3.
eSee 1 Cor. 10:32.
fver. 23. Acts 9:21 in the Gk. So 1 Cor. 15:9.
gSee Luke 2:52.
cver. 14. 2 Macc. 2:21. & 14:38 in the Gk.
†Gr. equals in years.
h Phil. 3:6. See Acts 21:20.
iSo Matt. 15:2. Mark 7:5. Col. 2:8. Comp. Jer. 9:14.
jSee 1 Cor. 1:21.
k Ps. 22:9. & 71:6. Isai. 49:1, 5. Jer. 1:5. So Luke 1:15. See Rom. 1:1, 5.
lSee ver. 6.
a 2 Cor. 12:2, 7. ch. 2:2. Eph. 3:3. So ver. 16. Comp. 1 Cor. 2:10.
mSee Acts 9:15. So ch. 2:7, 8.
nch. 2:6 (Gk.).
oSee Matt. 16:17.
pch. 4:25. So Acts 2:10.
qSee Isai. 7:8.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone; 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being. I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For I did not receive it from a human source and I was not taught it, but it came by a revelation of Jesus Christ.

For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I intensely persecuted God’s church and tried to destroy it. I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors. But when God, who from my mother’s womb set me apart and called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me, so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone. I did not go up to Jerusalem to those who had become apostles before me; instead I went to Arabia and came back to Damascus.

NLTNew Living Translation

I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ.

You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion—how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it. I was far ahead of my fellow Jews in my zeal for the traditions of my ancestors.

But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him to reveal his Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles.

When this happened, I did not rush out to consult with any human being. Nor did I go up to Jerusalem to consult with those who were apostles before I was. Instead, I went away into Arabia, and later I returned to the city of Damascus.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism, that to an extraordinary degree I was persecuting the church of God, and trying to destroy it, and was progressing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries in my nation, because I was a far more zealous adherent of the traditions handed down by my forefathers.

But when the one who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace was pleased to reveal his Son in me in order that I would proclaim the gospel about him among the Gentiles, immediately I did not consult with flesh and blood, nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia and I returned again to Damascus.