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For I would have you know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel which was preached by me is not of human invention.

But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.

For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it;

For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.

And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

But when He who had set me apart even from my mother's womb and called me through His grace was pleased

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,

to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,

To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

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 Damascus.

Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and stayed with him for fifteen days.

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.

But I did not see another one of the apostles except James, the Lord's brother.

But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.

(Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying.)

Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;

I was still unknown by sight to the churches of Judea which are in Christ;

And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:

but they only kept hearing, "The man who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once tried to destroy."

But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.

And they were glorifying God because of me.

And they glorified God in me.