Galatians 1:13-16

13For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I intensely persecuted God’s church and tried to destroy it.

14I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

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

16to reveal his Son in me, so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone.