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Galatians 1:17
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I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus.
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Galatians 1:17 in Other Translations
KJV
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Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
ESV
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nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.
NLT
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Nor did I go up to Jerusalem to consult with those who were apostles before I was. Instead, I went away into Arabia, and later I returned to the city of Damascus.
MSG
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and without going up to Jerusalem to confer with those who were apostles long before I was - I got away to Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus,
CSB
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I did not go up to Jerusalem to those who had become apostles before me; instead I went to Arabia and came back to Damascus.
Galatians 1:17 In-Context
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But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased
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to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being.
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I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus.
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Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days.
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I saw none of the other apostles—only James, the Lord’s brother.
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Ac 9:2,19-22
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