Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.
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- KJV Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
- BSB Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
- NKJV Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days.
- NASB Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and stayed with him for fifteen days.
- NLT Then three years later I went to Jerusalem to get to know Peter, and I stayed with him for fifteen days.
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Cross-references · 3
- Acts 9:22–23But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.
- Acts 22:17–18“When I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
- Acts 9:26–29When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
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