Galatians 1:17 Cross References
Galatians 1:17
17: nor did I go up to Jerusalem to consult with those who were apostles before I was. No, I went away into Arabia and later returned to the city of Damascus.
2 Corinthians 11:32
- When I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas kept guards at the city gates to catch me.
- But I was lowered in a basket through a window in the city wall, and that's how I got away!
Acts 9:20
- And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is indeed the Son of God!"
- All who heard him were amazed. "Isn't this the same man who persecuted Jesus' followers with such devastation in Jerusalem?" they asked. "And we understand that he came here to arrest them and take them in chains to the leading priests."
- Saul's preaching became more and more powerful, and the Jews in Damascus couldn't refute his proofs that Jesus was indeed the Messiah.
- After a while the Jewish leaders decided to kill him.
- But Saul was told about their plot, and that they were watching for him day and night at the city gate so they could murder him.
Galatians 1:18
- It was not until three years later that I finally went to Jerusalem for a visit with Peter and stayed there with him for fifteen days.