Galatians 2:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

• Galatians 2:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  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 f...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Then (1) fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with [me] also. (1) Now he shows how he agrees with the apostles, with whom he grants that he conferred conce...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  A crucial negotiation on equal terms with the Jerusalem leaders, fourteen years later possibly reckoned from Paul's conversion; more naturally from his first interview with Peter. (The point is impor...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  after . Greek. dia . App-104. Galatians 2:1 . i.e. after his conversion. See App-180. Compare Acts 15:1 , &c. to. Greek. cis . App-104. with. Greek. meta . App-104. took... with . Gr...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  1. Fourteen years after. This cannot with certainty be affirmed to be the same journey mentioned by Luke. ( Acts 15:2 .) The connection of the history leads us rather to an opposite conclusi...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also. Then fourteen years after - There is a considerable difference among critics concerning the time s...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Fourteen years after— This was the time when he went up from Antioch to the council at Jerusalem, about the question whether the Gentiles were to be circumcised. See Acts 15:4 ; Acts 15:41 . This...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also. Translate, 'After х dia ( G1223 )] fourteen years'-namely, from Paul's conversion inclusi...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Fourteen years after ] i.e. after his conversion ( Galatians 1:16 ), from which the various subsequent events are dated: cp. Galatians 1:16 ; Galatians 1:18 ; Galatians 1:21 . Again ] There is m...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Fourteen years after. — From what date is this fourteen years to be reckoned? The phrase “I went up again” seems to be decisive in favour of reckoning it from the visit to Jerusalem just mentione...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 7 PAUL AND THE FALSE BRETHREN. Galatians 2:1-5 "FOURTEEN years" had elapsed since Paul left Jerusalem for Tarsus, and commenced his Gentile mission. During this long period-a full half...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Stand Firm for Truth Galatians 2:1-10 The great controversy in Paul's career was over the initial rite of Judaism. It would have been comparatively calm, if he had been willing to admit that Ch...

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• Galatians 2:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Having dealt with the divine origin of his teaching, the apostle now proceeded to show that his teaching was confirmed by the conference he had with the elders at Jerusalem fourteen years after his c...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  CONTENTS The Apostle opens this Chapter, about his Visit to Jerusalem. And then enters upon the grand Subject of his whole Epistle, of the Method of Justification, solely in, and by Christ.

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• Galatians 2:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem ,.... That is, either after it pleased God to call him by his grace, and reveal his Son in him; or rather after he had been at Jerusalem to see...

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• Galatians 2:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also. Ver. 1. I went up ] To that first Christian council, Acts xv. With Barnabas ] His constant...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Then fourteen years after my conversion: I went up again to Jerusalem This seems to be the journey mentioned Acts 15 ., several passages here referring to that great council, wherein all the apo...

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• Galatians 2:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE JERUSALEM CONFERENCE Not until fourteen years later was there any consultation between Paul and the apostles generally. On this occasion (of which Acts 15:1-41 gives the history) Paul went w...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Paul's Journey to Jerusalem; Paul's Decision and Fidelity. A. D.  56.       1 Then fourteen years aft...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  GALATIANS CHAPTER 2 Galatians 2:1,2 Paul showeth for what purpose after many years he went to Jerusalem. Galatians 2:3-5 That Titus, who went with him, was not circumcised, and that on purpos...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also.' Having established that he was not dependent on either the Apostles or the Judean church for hi...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Galatians 2:1 . Then fourteen years after. —From Paul’s conversion inclusive. I went again to Jerusalem. —The same visit referred to in Acts 15 , when the counci...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Galatians 2:1-2 . Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also. And I went up by revelation,- He was sent by the church at Antioch, but the ch...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Galatians 2:1 . Then fourteen years after, I went up again to Jerusalem, and took Titus, his fellow-labourer. Luke adds, “and others also.” Acts 15:2 . We may gather from this, that Luke was of t...

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• Galatians 2:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

  I went up to Jerusalem. The journey to Jerusalem I. Which? The third ( Acts 15:2 ), the first being that of the previous chapter ( Acts 9:26 ), the second that of Acts 11:30 , both the purpose...

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• Galatians 2:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION In the preceding chapter, St. Paul has been concerned to make clear the position that neither the gospel which he preached nor the commission which he held was derived from the older...

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• Galatians 2:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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

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• Galatians 2:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 9:6 ; 2 Corinthians 8:16 ; 2 Corinthians 8:23 ; Acts 11:25 ; Acts 11:30 ; Acts 12:25 ; Acts 13:2 ; Acts 13:50 ; Acts 14:12 ; Acts 15:2-4 ; Acts 15:25 ; Acts 15:36-39 ; Acts...

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• Galatians 2:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Then fourteen years after — My first journey thither. I went up again to Jerusalem — This seems to be the journey mentioned Acts 15:2 ; several passages here referring to that great council, where...

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