Galatians 1:11-24 - Paul's Defense Of His Apostleship
11 For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin. 12 For I did not receive it from a man, nor was I taught it, but it was revealed to me by Jesus the Messiah.
13 For you have heard about my earlier life in Judaism how I kept violently persecuting God's church and was trying to destroy it. 14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries, because I was far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors. 15 But when God, who set me apart before I was born and who called me by his grace, was pleased 16 to reveal his Son to me so that I might proclaim him among the gentiles, I did not confer with another human being at any time, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me. Instead, I went away to Arabia and then came back to Damascus.
18 Then three years later, I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and I stayed with him for fifteen days. 19 But I did not see any other apostle except James, the Lord's brother. 20 (Before God, what I'm writing to you is the truth.)
21 Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 But the churches of the Messiah that are in Judea did not yet know me personally. 23 The only thing they kept hearing was this: "The man who used to persecute us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy!" 24 So they kept glorifying God for what had happened to me.