Galatians 1:11-21 (New International Version)

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Paul Called by God

11 I want you to know, brothers,¹ that the gospel I preached² is not something that man made up. 12 I did not receive it from any man,³ nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation⁴ from Jesus Christ.⁵ 13 For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism,⁶ how intensely I persecuted the church of God⁷ and tried to destroy it.⁸ 14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many Jews of my own age and was extremely zealous⁹ for the traditions of my fathers.¹⁰ 15 But when God, who set me apart from birth^a¹¹ and called me¹² by his grace, was pleased 16 to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles,¹³ I did not consult any man,¹⁴ 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went immediately into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.¹⁵ 18 Then after three years,¹⁶ I went up to Jerusalem¹⁷ to get acquainted with Peter^b and stayed with him fifteen days. 19 I saw none of the other apostles--only James,¹⁸ the Lord's brother. 20 I assure you before God¹⁹ that what I am writing you is no lie.²⁰ 21 Later I went to Syria²¹ and Cilicia.²²

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