GAL 1:18 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and I stayed with him fifteen days.

UST Then three years after God revealed this good news to me, I went up to the city of Jerusalem in order that I might meet Peter. But I remained with him for only fifteen days.

BSB Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas,[fn] and I stayed with him fifteen days.

MSB Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Peter,[fn] and I stayed with him fifteen days.

BLB Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to make acquaintance with Cephas, and I remained with him fifteen days.

AICNT Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit {Cephas}[fn] and stayed with him fifteen days.

1:18, Cephas: Later manuscripts read “Peter.” BYZ TR

OEB Three years afterwards I went up to Jerusalem to make the acquaintance of Peter, and I stayed a fortnight with him.

WEBBE Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and get information from him, and I stayed with him fifteen days.

LSV then, after three years I went up to Jerusalem to inquire about Peter, and remained with him fifteen days,

FBV After three years I went to Jerusalem to visit Peter. I stayed with him for two weeks.

TCNT Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with [fn]Peter, and I stayed with him for fifteen days.

1:18 Peter 97.7% ¦ Cephas CT 2.3%

T4T Then three years after God revealed this good message to me, I went up to Jerusalem in order that I might meet Peter. But I stayed with him for only 15 days, which was not long enough for him to teach me thoroughly about Christ.

LEB Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days,

BBE Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Cephas, and was there with him fifteen days.

Moff Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to make the acquaintance of Cephas. I stayed a fortnight with him.

Wymth Then, three years later, I went up to Jerusalem to inquire for Peter, and I spent a fortnight with him.

ASV Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days.

DRA Then, after three years, I went to Jerusalem, to see Peter, and I tarried with him fifteen days.

YLT then, after three years I went up to Jerusalem to enquire about Peter, and remained with him fifteen days,

Drby Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to make acquaintance with Peter, and I remained with him fifteen days;

RV Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days.
(Then after three years I went up to Yerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried/waited with him fifteen days. )

SLT Then after three years I came up to Jerusalem to examine Peter, and remained with him fifteen days.

Wbstr Then after three years I went to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.

KJB-1769 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
(Then after three years I went up to Yerusalem to see Peter, and abode/stayed with him fifteen days. )

KJB-1611 Then after three yeeres, I [fn]went vp to Ierusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteene dayes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

1:18 Or, returned.

Bshps Then after three yeres, I returned to Hierusale to see Peter, and abode with hym fyfteene dayes.
(Then after three years, I returned to Yerusalem to see Peter, and abode/stayed with him fyfteene days.)

Gnva Then after three yeeres I came againe to Hierusalem to visite Peter, and abode with him fifteene dayes.
(Then after three years I came again to Yerusalem to visit Peter, and abode/stayed with him fifteen days. )

Cvdl Then after thre yeare I came to Ierusale to se Peter, and abode with him fyftene dayes.
(Then after three year I came to Yerusalem to see Peter, and abode/stayed with him fyftene days.)

TNT Then after thre yeare I returned to Ierusalem to se Peter and abode with him .xv. dayes
(Then after three year I returned to Yerusalem to see Peter and abode/stayed with him .xv. days )

Wycl And sith thre yeer aftir Y cam to Jerusalem, to se Petre, and Y dwellide with hym fiftene daies;
(And sith three year after I came to Yerusalem, to see Petre, and I dwelled/dwelt with him fifteen days;)

Luth Danach über drei Jahre kam ich gen Jerusalem, Petrus zu schauen, und blieb fünfzehn Tage bei ihm.
(Thereafter/Then above three years came I to/toward Yerusalem, Peter to/for look, and stayed fifteen days at/in him.)

ClVg deinde post annos tres veni Jerosolymam videre Petrum, et mansi apud eum diebus quindecim:
(then/next after years three I_came Yerosolymam to_see Peter, and I_stayed at him days fifteen: )

UGNT ἔπειτα μετὰ ἔτη τρία, ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἱστορῆσαι Κηφᾶν, καὶ ἐπέμεινα πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας δεκαπέντε.
(epeita meta etaʸ tria, anaʸlthon eis Hierosoluma historaʸsai Kaʸfan, kai epemeina pros auton haʸmeras dekapente.)

SBL-GNT Ἔπειτα μετὰ ⸂ἔτη τρία⸃ ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἱστορῆσαι ⸀Κηφᾶν, καὶ ἐπέμεινα πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας δεκαπέντε·
(Epeita meta ⸂etaʸ tria⸃ anaʸlthon eis Hierosoluma historaʸsai ⸀Kaʸfan, kai epemeina pros auton haʸmeras dekapente;)

RP-GNT Ἔπειτα μετὰ ἔτη τρία ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἱστορῆσαι Πέτρον, καὶ ἐπέμεινα πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας δεκαπέντε.
(Epeita meta etaʸ tria anaʸlthon eis Hierosoluma historaʸsai Petron, kai epemeina pros auton haʸmeras dekapente.)

TC-GNT Ἔπειτα μετὰ [fn]ἔτη τρία ἀνῆλθον εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἱστορῆσαι [fn]Πέτρον, καὶ ἐπέμεινα πρὸς αὐτὸν ἡμέρας δεκαπέντε.
(Epeita meta etaʸ tria anaʸlthon eis Hierosoluma historaʸsai Petron, kai epemeina pros auton haʸmeras dekapente. )

1:18 ετη τρια ¦ τρια ετη WH

1:18 πετρον 97.7% ¦ κηφαν CT 2.3%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:11–24: Paul received his message from Jesus himself

In this section, Paul stressed that the gospel that he preached came from Jesus Christ himself. No human being taught it to him. Therefore, his message had God’s authority. Paul’s purpose in writing this section was to convince the Galatians that the true gospel is the one that he preached.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Paul’s Message Comes from Christ (NLT)

Jesus Alone Gave Paul the Good News He Spreads (GW)

Paul’s Authority is from God (NCV)

God is the source of Paul’s authority and message

Paragraph 1:18–20

In this paragraph, Paul stated that even though he eventually went to Jerusalem, he stayed there only fifteen days. He wrote about this short visit to show that he did not receive his message and authority from the apostles in Jerusalem.

Although he chose not go to Jerusalem when God first revealed the gospel to him, he did meet with the leaders later.

1:18a

Only after three years

¶ When three years had passed, then
¶ Three years after God revealed Jesus to me,
¶ It was not until three years later that

Only after three years: The Greek conjunction that the BSB translates as Only introduces the next event that Paul wrote about. Here are some other ways to translate this conjunction:

Then after three years (NIV)

Next, three years later

Paul also used this same conjunction in 1:21 and 2:1, where the BSB translates it as “later.”

after three years: This phrase refers to three years from the time when God revealed Jesus to Paul. It does not refer to three years from the time when he returned to Damascus from Arabia.

If your language requires you to identify which event the three years was counted from, you could say something like:

Three years after God revealed his Son to me…

1:18b

did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas,

I went up to Jerusalem to get to know Peter.
I went to Jerusalem to meet Peter, (NCV)
I finally went to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Peter.

did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as to confer means “to visit for the purpose of getting to know someone.”

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas (ESV)

I went to Jerusalem to get to know Peter (NLT)

I went to Jerusalem to meet Peter (NCV)

I went to Jerusalem to become personally acquainted with Cephas (GW)

Cephas: Here Paul used the Aramaic (Jewish) name Cephas instead of the Greek name “Peter.” Both names mean “rock,” and both names refer to the same man. Several English versions, including the CEV, GNT, NIV, and NLT, say “Peter” here.

If the major language version in your area says “Cephas,” then you may want to use the name Cephas. You should then use a footnote to explain that this is another name for Peter. Otherwise, you should say “Peter” here.

1:18c

and I stayed with him fifteen days.

I remained with him fifteen days.
and I stayed with him there for two weeks.
I stayed with him for only two weeks.

and I stayed with him fifteen days: The phrase fifteen days can also be translated as:

two weeks (GNT)

Compared with three years (1:18a), fifteen days is a very short period of time. Paul emphasized that he only visited with Peter for a short time. He wanted the Galatians to know that he met with Peter, but he did not receive the gospel from Peter.

If, in your language, fifteen days is regarded as a long time, you may want to translate this phrase as:

and stayed with him only two weeks.

Parallel GAL 1:18

Section 1:11–24: Paul received his message from Jesus himself

Paragraph 1:18–20

1:18a

1:18b

1:18c