1. Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
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4. Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
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6. I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
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7. Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
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8. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
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9. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
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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.
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12. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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13. For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
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14. And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
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16. To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
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17. Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
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23. But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
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