Galatians 1:21
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.
Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23 They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
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
- Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
- KJV
- Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
- WEB
- Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
- ASV
- Then I came unto the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
- DARBY
- Then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
- BLB
- Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
- ÅB
- Deretter kom jeg til Syrias og Kilikias bygder.
- OTB
- Deretter reiste jeg til områdene i Syria og Kilikia.
- B1930
- Derefter kom jeg til Syrias og Kilikias bygder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 15:41
And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
Read in contextActs 6:9
But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,
Read in contextActs 9:30
When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
Read in contextActs 13:1
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.
Read in contextActs 15:23
and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
Read in contextActs 11:25–26
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,
Read in contextActs 21:3
After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
Read in contextActs 18:18
Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.
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