⁶ Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are ^(A)mature; a wisdom, however, not of ^(B)this age nor of the rulers of ^(C)this age, who are ^(D)passing away; ⁷ but we speak God’s wisdom in a ^(E)mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ^(F)predestined before the ^(G)ages to our glory; ⁸ the wisdom ^(H)which none of the rulers of ^(I)this age has understood; for if they had understood it, they would not have crucified ^(J)the Lord of glory;

Paul Defends His Ministry

¹¹ For ^(A)I would have you know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel which was preached by me is ^(B)not ^[a]of human invention. ¹² For ^(C)I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a ^(D)revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹³ For you have heard of ^(E)my former way of life in Judaism, how I ^(F)used to persecute ^(G)the church of God beyond measure and ^(H)tried to destroy it; ¹⁴ and I ^(I)was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my ^[b]countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ^(J)ancestral traditions. ¹⁵ But when ^[c]He who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and ^(K)called me through His grace was pleased ¹⁶ to reveal His Son in me so that I might ^(L)preach Him among the Gentiles, ^(M)I did not immediately consult with ^[d](N)flesh and blood, ^17 (O)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 ^(P)Damascus.