Then Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at Simon and said, “You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas.” (“Cephas” means “Peter. {\cf2\super [29]} ”)
Galatians 1:18 - Easy To Read Version Three years later I went to Jerusalem; I wanted to meet Peter. {\cf2\super [8]} I stayed with Peter 15 days. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then three years later, I did go up to Jerusalem to become [personally] acquainted with Cephas (Peter), and remained with him for fifteen days. American Standard Version (1901) Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days. Common English Bible Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days. Catholic Public Domain Version And then, after three years, I went to Jerusalem to see Peter; and I stayed with him for fifteen days. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then, after three years, I went to Jerusalem, to see Peter, and I tarried with him fifteen days. |
Then Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at Simon and said, “You are Simon, the son of John. You will be called Cephas.” (“Cephas” means “Peter. {\cf2\super [29]} ”)
Peter came to Antioch. He did something that was not right. I was against Peter, because he was wrong.
I saw what these Jews did. They were not following the truth of the Good News. {\cf2\super [17]} So I spoke to Peter in a way that all the other Jews could hear what I said. This is what I said: “Peter, you are a Jew. But you don’t live like a Jew. You live like a non-Jew. So why do you now force the non-Jewish people to live like Jews?”
But these leaders saw that God had given me a special work, the same as Peter. {\cf2\super [13]} God gave Peter the work of telling the Good News to the Jews. But God gave me the work of telling the Good News to the non-Jewish people.
James, Peter, and John seemed to be the leaders. They saw that God had given me this special grace (gift). So they accepted Barnabas and me. Peter, James, and John said, “Paul and Barnabas, we agree that you should go to the people who are not Jews. We will go to the Jews.”