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But I assure you ,
brethren ,
that the gospel which was preached by me is not after man ;
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for I did not receive it from man nor was I taught it by any man ,
but it was revealed to me by Jesus Christ .
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For ye have heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism ;
that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God ,
and was destroying it ,
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and made progress in Judaism beyond many of the same age with me in my nation ,
being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers .
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But when it pleased him who set me apart from my very birth ,
and called me through his grace ,
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to reveal his Son within me ,
that I might publish the glad tidings of him among the gentiles ,
immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood ,
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neither did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me ,
but I went away into Arabia ,
and returned again to Damascus .
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Then ,
after three years ,
I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas ,
and stayed with him fifteen days ;
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but no other of the apostles did I see ,
save James the brother of the Lord .
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Now as to what I am writing to you ,
behold ,
before God ,
I do not lie .
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Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia ;
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and I was unknown by face to the churches of Judaea which were in Christ ;
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but they were only hearing that "
He who was once our persecutor is now preaching the faith which he was once destroying ";
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and they glorified God in me .