Galatians 1:11-24

American Standard Version

¹¹ For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the ^[a]gospel which was ^[b]preached by me, that it is not after man. ¹² For neither did I receive it from ^[c]man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ. ¹³ For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it: ¹⁴ and I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of mine own age ^[d]among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. ¹⁵ But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace, ¹⁶ to reveal his Son in me, that I might ^[e]preach him among the Gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood: ¹⁷ neither went I up to Jerusalem to them that were apostles before me: but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned unto Damascus.

¹⁸ Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to ^[f]visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days. ¹⁹ But other of the apostles saw I none, ^[g]save ^[h]James the Lord’s brother. ²⁰ Now touching the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. ²¹ Then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. ²² And I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ: ²³ but they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now ^[i]preacheth the faith of which he once made havoc; ²⁴ and they glorified God in me.