persecuted the Church of God, and made havoc of it;
001:014 and how in devotion to Judaism I outstripped many men of my
own age among my people, being far more zealous than they
on behalf of the traditions of my forefathers.
001:015 But when He who set me apart even from my birth, and called
me by His grace,
001:016 saw fit to reveal His Son within me in order that I might tell
among the Gentiles the Good News concerning Him, at once I
did not confer with any human being,
001:017 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were my seniors
in the Apostleship, but I went away into Arabia, and afterwards
came back to Damascus.
001:018 Then, three years later, I went up to Jerusalem to inquire
for Peter, and I spent a fortnight with him.
001:019 I saw none of the other Apostles, except James, the Lord's brother.
001:020 In making these assertions I am speaking the truth,
as in the sight of God.
001:021 Afterwards I visited Syria and Cilicia.
001:022 But to the Christian Churches in Judaea I was personally unknown.
001:023 They only heard it said, "He who was once our persecutor
is now telling the Good News of the faith of which he
formerly made havoc."
001:024 And they gave glory to God on my account.
002:001 Later still, after an interval of fourteen years, I again
went up to Jerusalem in company with Barnabas, taking Titus
also with me.
002:002 I went up in obedience to a revelation of God's will;
and I explained to them the Good News which I proclaim among
the Gentiles. To the leaders of the Church this explanation
was made in private, lest by any means I should be running,