Galatians 1:13-24
New American Standard Bible
13 For you have heard of (A)my former way of life in Judaism, how I (B)used to persecute (C)the church of God beyond measure and (D)tried to destroy it; 14 and I (E)was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my [a]countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my (F)ancestral traditions. 15 But when [b]He who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and (G)called me through His grace was pleased 16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might (H)preach Him among the Gentiles, (I)I did not immediately consult with [c](J)flesh and blood, 17 (K)nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to (L)Damascus.
18 Then (M)three years later I went up (N)to Jerusalem to [d]become acquainted with [e](O)Cephas, and stayed with him for fifteen days. 19 But I did not see another one of the apostles except [f](P)James, the Lord’s brother. 20 (Now in what I am writing to you, [g]I assure you (Q)before God that I am not lying.) 21 Then (R)I went into the regions of (S)Syria and (T)Cilicia. 22 I was still unknown by [h]sight to (U)the churches of Judea which are (V)in Christ; 23 but they only kept hearing, “The man who once persecuted us is now preaching (W)the faith which he once (X)tried to destroy.” 24 And they (Y)were glorifying God [i]because of me.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Galatians 1:14 Lit race
- Galatians 1:15 One early ms God who
- Galatians 1:16 I.e., people
- Galatians 1:18 Or visit
- Galatians 1:18 I.e., Peter
- Galatians 1:19 Or Jacob
- Galatians 1:20 Lit behold before God
- Galatians 1:22 Lit face
- Galatians 1:24 Lit in me
New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
Bible Gateway Recommends
![NASB, Super Giant Print Reference Bible, Red Letter Edition, 1995 Text, Comfort Print](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0044/1309/6047/products/9780310454960_5c9e5be7-84c6-4ba5-b272-9f01d5166e2d.jpg?v=1644570835)
![NASB, MacArthur Study Bible, 2nd Edition, Comfort Print: Unleashing God's Truth One Verse at a Time](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0044/1309/6047/files/9780785230304.jpg?v=1714817356)
![NASB, MacArthur Study Bible, Large Print: Holy Bible, New American Standard Bible](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0044/1309/6047/files/9781418542276_005f09c2-e969-44c8-a601-61ea88a286d1.jpg?v=1692854588)
![NASB, Thinline Bible, Red Letter Edition, 2020 Text, Comfort Print](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0044/1309/6047/files/9780310455431_fec5119a-5a5f-46d6-9b13-eb12a2422ed9.jpg?v=1714817887)
![NASB, Thinline Bible, Large Print, Red Letter Edition, 1995 Text, Comfort Print](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0044/1309/6047/products/9780310451037.jpg?v=1644571207)
![NASB, Thinline Bible, Large Print, Red Letter Edition, 2020 Text, Comfort Print](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0044/1309/6047/files/9780310455660.jpg?v=1714817847)