Galatians 1:15-17 New International Version (NIV)

15. But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased

16. to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being.

17. I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus.

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