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 fourteen years later I went back to Jerusalem again, this time with Barnabas; and Titus came along, too. 2I went there because God revealed to me that I should go. While I was there I met privately with those considered to be leaders of the church and shared with them the message I had been preaching to the Gentiles. I wanted to make sure that we were in agreement, for fear that all my efforts had been wasted and I was running the race for nothing. 3And they supported me and did not even demand that my companion Titus be circumcised, though he was a Gentile.

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 three years later I went to Jerusalem to get to know Peter, and I stayed with him for fifteen days.
• Acts 15:2Paul and Barnabas disagreed with them, arguing vehemently. Finally, the church decided to send Paul and Barnabas to Jerusalem, accompanied by some local believers, to talk to the apostles and elders about this question.
• Galatians 2:13As a result, other Jewish believers followed Peter’s hypocrisy, and even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.
• Acts 4:36For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (which means “Son of Encouragement”). He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus.
• Acts 11:25Then Barnabas went on to Tarsus to look for Saul.
• Acts 12:25When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, taking John Mark with them.
• Acts 13:2One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Appoint Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.”
• Acts 14:12They decided that Barnabas was the Greek god Zeus and that Paul was Hermes, since he was the chief speaker.
• Acts 15:25So we decided, having come to complete agreement, to send you official representatives, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
• 1 Corinthians 9:6Or is it only Barnabas and I who have to work to support ourselves?
• Colossians 4:10Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, sends you his greetings, and so does Mark, Barnabas’s cousin. As you were instructed before, make Mark welcome if he comes your way.
• Galatians 2:3And they supported me and did not even demand that my companion Titus be circumcised, though he was a Gentile.
• 2 Corinthians 8:16But thank God! He has given Titus the same enthusiasm for you that I have.

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

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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