Galatians 2:1 (YLT)

Passage

Then, after fourteen years again I went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas, having taken with me also Titus;

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:1 Then, after fourteen years again I went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas, having taken with me also Titus;

Galatians 2:2 and I went up by revelation, and did submit to them the good news that I preach among the nations, and privately to those esteemed, lest in vain I might run or did run;

Galatians 2:3 but not even Titus, who <FI>is<Fi> with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised--

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "after", "fourteen", "years", "again", "went", "jerusalem", "barnabas", and "having". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "after" and "fourteen", 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 "after" and "fourteen" 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 "fourteen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.