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

¹¹ And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that were proclaimed by me, that it is not according to man, ¹² for neither did I from man receive it, nor was I taught it, but through a revelation of Jesus Christ,

¹³ for ye did hear of my behaviour once in Judaism, that exceedingly I was persecuting the assembly of God, and wasting it, ¹⁴ and I was advancing in Judaism above many equals in age in mine own race, being more abundantly zealous of my fathers' deliverances, ¹⁵ and when God was well pleased -- having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called me through His grace -- ¹⁶ to reveal His Son in me, that I might proclaim him good news among the nations, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood, ¹⁷ nor did I go up to Jerusalem unto those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia, and again returned to Damascus,

¹⁸ then, after three years I went up to Jerusalem to enquire about Peter, and remained with him fifteen days, ¹⁹ and other of the apostles I did not see, except James, the brother of the Lord. ²⁰ And the things that I write to you, lo, before God -- I lie not;

²¹ then I came to the regions of Syria and of Cilicia, ²² and was unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea, that are in Christ, ²³ and only they were hearing, that 'he who is persecuting us then, doth now proclaim good news -- the faith that then he was wasting;' ²⁴ and they were glorifying God in me.