Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.
- KJV Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
- NKJV Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me.
- NASB Then after an interval of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also.
- NLT Then fourteen years later I went back to Jerusalem again, this time with Barnabas; and Titus came along, too.
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Quick answer
After fourteen years Paul went again to Jerusalem with Barnabas and Titus. His rare visits show he was not dependent on Jerusalem for his ministry.
Overview
Paul resumes his chronology, noting a long interval before this further trip to Jerusalem. Bringing Titus, an uncircumcised Greek, sets the stage for the controversy over whether Gentiles must keep the law. The account demonstrates both his independence and his concern for unity with the other apostles.
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- Gal 2:3Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
- Gal 1:18Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
- Acts 15:25So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
- 2 Cor 8:23As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, to the glory of Christ.
- Acts 13:2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
- Acts 4:36–37Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
- 1 Cor 9:6Or are Barnabas and I the only apostles who must work for a living?
- Titus 1:4To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
- Acts 13:50The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.
- Acts 15:2–4And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
- Acts 11:30This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.
- Acts 11:25Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul,
- Acts 15:36–39Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
- Col 4:10My fellow prisoner Aristarchus sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas. You have already received instructions about him: If he comes to you, welcome him.
- Acts 14:12Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
- 2 Cor 8:16But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
- Gal 2:13The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
- Acts 12:25When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
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