12. It wasn't given or taught to me by some mere human. My message came directly from Jesus Christ when he appeared to me.
13. You know how I used to live as a Jew. I was cruel to God's church and even tried to destroy it.
14. I was a much better Jew than anyone else my own age, and I obeyed every law that our ancestors had given us.
15. But even before I was born, God had chosen me. He was kind and had decided
16. to show me his Son, so that I would announce his message to the Gentiles. I didn't talk this over with anyone.