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 \v 12 I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it. Instead, it was by revelation of Jesus Christ to me.
 
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-\v 13 You have heard about my former life in Judaism, how I was violently persecuting the church of God beyond measure and devastating it.
+\v 13 You have heard about my former life in Judaism, how I was persecuting the church of God beyond measure and destroying it.
 \v 14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries of my own people. I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
 
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