Galatians 1:18
16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,
17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
20 I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
- KJV
- Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
- WEB
- Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.
- ASV
- Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days.
- DARBY
- Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to make acquaintance with Peter, and I remained with him fifteen days;
- BLB
- Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to make acquaintance with Cephas, and I remained with him fifteen days.
- ÅB
- Siden, tre år etter, dro jeg opp til Jerusalem for å bli kjent med Kefas, og jeg ble femten dager hos ham;
- OTB
- Så, etter tre år, dro jeg opp til Jerusalem for å bli kjent med Kefas og ble hos ham i femten dager.
- B1930
- Siden, tre år efter, drog jeg op til Jerusalem for å bli kjent med Kefas, og jeg blev femten dager hos ham;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 9:22–23
But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
Read in contextActs 9:26–29
When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
Read in contextActs 22:17–18
Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
Read in context