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 Living Translation (NLT)Then fourteen years later I went back to Jerusalem again, this time with Barnabas; and Titus came along, too.

Context of Galatians 2:1

Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me. 2And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain. 3Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

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 went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days.
• Acts 15:2Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.
• Galatians 2:13And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
• Acts 4:36And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus,
• Acts 11:25Then Barnabas departed for Tarsus to seek Saul.
• Acts 12:25And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ministry, and they also took with them John whose surname was Mark.
• Acts 13:2As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
• Acts 14:12And Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul, Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
• Acts 15:25it seemed good to us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
• 1 Corinthians 9:6Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to refrain from working?
• Colossians 4:10Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him),
• Galatians 2:3Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
• 2 Corinthians 8:16But thanks be to God who puts the same earnest care 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

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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