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Galatians 1:11–13

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Paul Called by God

11I want you to know, brothers and sisters,u that the gospel I preachedv is not of human origin. 12I did not receive it from any man,w nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelationx from Jesus Christ.y

13For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism,z how intensely I persecuted the church of Goda and tried to destroy it.b

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Cross references

  1. u1 Co 15:1
  2. vSee ver 8
  3. wver 1
  4. xver 16; See 1 Co 2:10
  5. y1 Co 11:23; 15:3
  6. zAc 26:4, 5
  7. aSee 1 Co 10:32
  8. bSee Ac 8:3

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel. 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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel preached by me is not of human origin. 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning. 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For I make known to you, brothers, the gospel that has been proclaimed by me, that it is not of human origin. 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,

KJV 1900King James Version

But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: