Galatians 2:1 (KJV)

Passage

Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:1 Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.

Galatians 2:2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

Galatians 2:3 But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "And I went up by revelation and...", so "fourteen" and "years" 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 "fourteen" and "years" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.