Galatians 2:1 BSB — MannaFest

Galatians 2:1

Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.

BSB

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ASV

Then after the space of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.

KJV

Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.

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Commentary

4 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Then 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; Gal 2:18. This time was spent in Asia Minor chiefly in preaching the gospel. I went up again to Jerusalem - It is commonly supposed that Paul here refers to the visit which he made as recorded in Acts

The record, by era

The Reformation1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

But we may readily conclude, that, after they had been brought to believe the gospel, some time must have elapsed before that dispute about the ceremonial law arose. I consider, therefore, that the fourteen years are to be reckoned, not from one journey to another, but from Paul's conversion. The space of time between the two journeys was eleven years.

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Then fourteen years after - My first journey thither. I went up again to Jerusalem - This seems to be the journey mentioned Acts xv, 2; several passages here referring to that great council, wherein all the apostles showed that they were of the same judgment with him.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Peter was the apostle to them; and the ceremonial law, though dead with Christ, yet not being as yet buried, he connived at the respect kept up for it. But Paul was the apostle of the Gentiles; and, though he was a Hebrew of the Hebrews, yet he adhered to pure Christianity.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἔπειτα	Epeita	Then	G1899 →
διὰ	dia	after	G1223 →
δεκατεσσάρων	dekatessarōn	fourteen	G1180 →
ἐτῶν	etōn	years	G2094 →
πάλιν	palin	again	G3825 →
ἀνέβην	anebēn	I went up	G305 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
Ἱεροσόλυμα	Hi'erosoluma	Jerusalem	G2414 →
μετὰ	meta	with	G3326 →
Βαρναβᾶ	Barnaba	Barnabas	G921 →
συμπαραλαβὼν	sumparalabōn	having taken with [me]	G4838 →
καὶ	kai	also	G2532 →
Τίτον·	Titon	Titus;	G5103 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
Galatians 2:13
The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:33
  Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- Hebrews 13:9
  Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to…
Through
1 Corinthians 9:6
Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?
leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9
  For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
- Acts 13:1–2
  Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
- Acts 4:36
  Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
- Acts 18:3
  and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.
Through
Galatians 2:3
Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
leads to
- Acts 16:3
  Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
- Galatians 5:2–6
  Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Galatians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Galatians