Galatians 1:21-23

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

²¹ Then I went into the districts (countries, regions) of Syria and Cilicia.

²² And so far I was still unknown by sight to the churches of Christ in Judea (the country surrounding Jerusalem).

²³ They were only hearing it said, He who used to persecute us is now proclaiming the very faith he once reviled and which he set out to ruin and tried with all his might to destroy.