Galatians 2:1 Meaning and Explanation
“Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.”
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Read Full Chapter →After fourteen years Paul went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along.
What Does Galatians 2:1 Mean?
Paul resumes his account, marking the long gap of fourteen years. Again the timeline serves his case: he was not running back to Jerusalem for orders. When he finally returned, he came as an established preacher, bringing his trusted companion Barnabas with him.
He also brought Titus, a Gentile believer, and that detail is no accident. Titus becomes a living test case for the very question dividing the churches. Paul sets the scene carefully, because what happens next will show whether the gospel he preaches was accepted in Jerusalem as it stood.
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What does Galatians 2:1 mean?
After fourteen years Paul went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along.