Galatians 1:13-24 ▼

13 For you⁺ heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism, that according to excess I was persecuting the church of God and was ravaging it.

14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my kindred, being more abundantly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

15 But when God was well pleased—the One having set me apart from the womb of my mother and having called me by His grace—

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

17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia and returned again to Damascus.

18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to make acquaintance with Cephas, and I remained with him fifteen days.

19 But I did not see any of the other apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.

20 Now the things I write to you⁺, behold before God that I do not lie.

21 Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

22 But I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

23 But they were only hearing that “the one formerly persecuting us now preaches the faith that formerly he was ravaging.”

24 And they were glorifying God in me.