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Galatians 1:11-24

11 Now I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel preached by me is not based on a human point of view.

11 I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.

12 For I did not receive it from a human source and I was not taught it, but it came by a revelation from Jesus Christ.

12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

13 For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I persecuted God's church to an extreme degree and tried to destroy it;

13 For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

14 and I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

15 But when God, who from my mother's womb set me apart and called me by His grace, was pleased

15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased

16 to reveal His Son in me, so that I could preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone.

16 to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being.

17 I did not go up to Jerusalem to those who had become apostles before me; instead I went to Arabia and came back to Damascus.

17 I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus.

18 Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem to get to know Cephas, and I stayed with him 15 days.

18 Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days.

19 But I didn't see any of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother.

19 I saw none of the other apostles—only James, the Lord’s brother.

20 Now in what I write to you, I'm not lying. God is my witness.

20 I assure you before God that what I am writing you is no lie.

21 Afterwards, I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

21 Then I went to Syria and Cilicia.

22 I remained personally unknown to the Judean churches in Christ;

22 I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

23 they simply kept hearing: "He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith he once tried to destroy."

23 They only heard the report: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

24 And they glorified God because of me.

24 And they praised God because of me.