Galatians 1:11-24 - Paul's Defense Of His Apostleship

¹¹ For I make known to you, brethren, that the Gospel which was proclaimed by me is not according to man; ¹² for neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹³ For ye heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism; that, beyond measure, I was persecuting the assembly of God, and laying it waste; ¹⁴ and was making progress in Judaism above many companions of the same age in my own nation, being more exceedingly a zealot for my ancestral instructions. ¹⁵ But, when it pleased God, who set me apart from my mother's womb, and called me through His grace, ¹⁶ to reveal His Son in me, that I might proclaim the good news of Him among the gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood, ¹⁷ neither went I up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and again returned to Damascus.

¹⁸ Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and continued with him fifteen days. ¹⁹ But other of the apostles I saw not, except James, the brother of the Lord. ²⁰ Now as to the things I am writing to you, behold, before God, I am not lying.

²¹ After that I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia; ²² and I was unknown by face to the assemblies of Judaea, which were in Christ; ²³ but they were only hearing, "He who was once persecuting us now proclaims the faith which once he was destroying." ²⁴ And they were glorifying God in me.