8. But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach any other gospel to you than that which we have preached to you, let him be accursed.
9. As we said before, so I say now again, If any man preacheth any other gospel to you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
10. For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
11. But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.
12. For I neither received it from man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13. For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it;
14. And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
15. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
16. To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
17. Neither did I go to Jerusalem to them who were apostles before me: but I went into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.
18. Then after three years I went to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
19. But I saw no other of the apostles, save James the Lord's brother.