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10 Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.

Paul’s Message Comes from Christ

11 Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning. 12 I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1:12 Or by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

10 Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people?(A) If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Paul Called by God

11 I want you to know, brothers and sisters,(B) that the gospel I preached(C) is not of human origin. 12 I did not receive it from any man,(D) nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation(E) from Jesus Christ.(F)

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