Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.
Parallel translations
- 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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Quick answer
Only after three years did Paul visit Peter in Jerusalem, staying just fifteen days. The brevity shows he was not there to be trained in the gospel.
Overview
Paul carefully notes the timing and short length of this first Jerusalem visit. Three years of independent ministry preceded any meeting with Peter, and a fortnight was too brief for formal instruction. The visit was a getting-acquainted call, not the source of his message.
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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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