Galatians 1:13-15

13 For you have heard of my former conduct at one time in Judaism, that beyond measure I used to persecute the church of God, and I was devastating it.

14 And I was advancing in Judaism above many my own age, being far more zealous for the traditions of my forefathers.

15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb and called[4] me through His grace,