10 For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying (A)to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a (B)servant[a] of Christ.

Paul Called by God

11 For (C)I would have you know, brothers, that (D)the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel.[b] 12 (E)For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it (F)through a revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 For you have heard of (G)my former life in Judaism, how (H)I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 1:10 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
  2. Galatians 1:11 Greek not according to man

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