But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
Parallel translations
- WEB But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord’s brother.
- KJV But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.
- NKJV But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
- NASB But I did not see another one of the apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
- NLT The only other apostle I met at that time was James, the Lord’s brother.
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Quick answer
Of the apostles, Paul saw only Peter and James the Lord's brother. His limited contact further confirms his gospel was not handed to him in Jerusalem.
Overview
Paul names the few leaders he met to demonstrate how little human input he received. James, called 'the Lord's brother,' was a prominent figure in the Jerusalem church. The point stands that Paul's gospel was already fixed before significant contact with the original apostles.
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- Matt 13:55“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
- Mark 6:3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
- Matt 12:46While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
- Matt 10:3Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
- 1 Cor 9:5Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
- Jas 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
- Mark 3:18Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot,
- Jude 1:1Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
- Acts 12:17Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
- Luke 6:15Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;
- Acts 1:13When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
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