Galatians 2:1 (DBY)

Passage

Then after a lapse of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with [me];

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:1 Then after a lapse of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with [me];

Galatians 2:2 and I went up according to revelation, and I laid before them the glad tidings which I preach among the nations, but privately to those conspicuous [among them], lest in any way I run or had run in vain;

Galatians 2:3 (but neither was Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, compelled to be circumcised;)

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "after", "lapse", "fourteen", "years", "went", "again", "jerusalem", and "barnabas". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "after" and "lapse", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "and I went up according to revelation...", so "after" and "lapse" should be read forward into that movement. In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "after" and "lapse" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.