Scriptures

New King James Version (NKJV)

Galatians 1
²¹ Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
²² And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ.
²³ But they were hearing only, "He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy."
²⁴ And they glorified God in me.
Galatians 2
¹ Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me.
² And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain.
³ Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
⁴ And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage),
⁵ to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
⁶ But from those who seemed to be something--whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows personal favoritism to no man--for those who seemed to be something added nothing to me.
⁷ But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter