Galatians 2:1

Galatians 2:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
• New International Version (NIV)Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me.

Context of Galatians 2:1

Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also. 2I went up according to a revelation and presented to them the gospel I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those recognized as leaders. I wanted to be sure I was not running, and had not been running, in vain. 3But not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.

Galatians 2:1 word by word

Ἔπειτα διὰ δεκατεσσάρων ἐτῶν πάλιν ἀνέβην εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα μετὰ Βαρναβᾶ συμπαραλαβὼν καὶ Τίτον·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenἔπειταepeita · thenG1899
• fourteenδεκατέσσαρεςdekatessares · fourteenG1180
• yearsἔτοςetos · yearG2094
• afterδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• I went upἀναβαίνωanabainō · to ascendG305
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• BarnabasΒαρνάβαςBarnabas · BarnabasG921
• and tookσυμπαραλαμβάνωsumparalambanō · to take along withG4838
• TitusΤίτοςTitos · TitusG5103
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532

Cross-references for Galatians 2:1

• Galatians 1:18Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem to get to know Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
• Acts 15:2After Paul and Barnabas had engaged them in serious argument and debate, Paul and Barnabas and some others were appointed to go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem about this issue.
• Galatians 2:13Then the rest of the Jews joined his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.
• Acts 4:36Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas (which is translated Son of Encouragement),
• Acts 11:25Then he went to Tarsus to search for Saul,
• Acts 12:25After they had completed their relief mission, Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem, taking along John who was called Mark.
• Acts 13:2As they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
• Acts 14:12Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
• Acts 15:25we have unanimously decided to select men and send them to you along with our dearly loved Barnabas and Paul,
• 1 Corinthians 9:6Or do only Barnabas and I have no right to refrain from working?
• Colossians 4:10Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you greetings, as does Mark, Barnabas’s cousin (concerning whom you have received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him),
• Galatians 2:3But not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
• 2 Corinthians 8:16Thanks be to God, who put the same concern for you into the heart of Titus.

Commentaries on Galatians 2:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Then fourteen years after - There is a considerable difference among critics concerning the time specified in this verse; the apostle is however generally supposed to refer to the journey he took to Jerusalem, about the question of circumcision, mentioned in Acts 15:4-5, etc. These years, says Dr. Whitby, must be reckoned from the time of his conversion, mentioned here Galatians 1:18, which took place a.d. 35 (33); his journey to Peter was a.d. 38 (36)…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Then fourteen years after - That is, 14 years after his first visit there subsequent to his conversion. Some commentators, however, suppose that the date of the fourteen years is to be reckoned from his conversion. But the more obvious construction is, to refer it to the time of his visit there, as recorded in the previous chapter; Galatians 2:18. This time was spent in Asia Minor chiefly in preaching the gospel. I went up again to Jerusalem - It is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The apostle declares his being owned as an apostle of the Gentiles. (1-10) He had publicly opposed Peter for judaizing. (11-14) And from thence he enters upon the doctrine of justification by faith in Christ, without the works of the law. (15-21) Verses 1-10 Observe the apostle's faithfulness in giving a full account of the doctrine he had preached among the Gentiles, and was still resolved to preach, that of Christianity, free from all mixture of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Counting fourteen years from Paul's conversion (1:15–17), instead of from his previous visit (1:18), fits well with the events in Acts. The Galatian Christians knew who Barnabas was. This suggests that Paul and Barnabas first shared the good news about Jesus with them during their first missionary trip together (Acts 13:4–14:26; see Galatians Book Introduction, "Recipients"). Titus was a non-Jewish believer who worked closely with Paul to help lead and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-211. Translate, "After fourteen years"; namely, from Paul's conversion inclusive [Alford]. In the fourteenth year from his conversion [Birks]. The same visit to Jerusalem as in Ac 15:1-4 (A.D. 50), when the council of the apostles and Church decided that Gentile Christians need not be circumcised. His omitting allusion to that decree is; (1) Because his design here is to show the Galatians his own independent apostolic authority, whence he was not likely to…Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 2:1

• Barnabas
• Minister, Christian
• Titus

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Commentaries on Galatians 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings