RSV ~ Galatians 1 v11 - 24

11 Brethren, I would have you know that the gospel which was preached by me is not man’s gospel.

12 For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

13 For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the Church of God violently and tried to destroy it;

14 and I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers.

15 But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and had called me through his grace,

16 was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not confer with flesh and blood,

17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned to Damascus.

18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Ce’phas, and remained with him fifteen days.

19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother.

20 (In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!)

21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cili’cia.

22 And I was still not known by sight to the churches of Christ in Judea;

23 they only heard it said, “He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

24 And they glorified God because of me.