SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:18
Despus, pasados tres aos, fui a Jerusaln a ver a Pedro, y estuve con l quince días.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:18
Verse 18. After three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter] These three years may be reckoned either from the departure of Paul from Jerusalem, or from his return from Arabia to Damascus. To see Peter-istorhsai petrov, to become personally acquainted with Peter; for this is the proper import of the verb istorein, from which we have the word istoria, history, which signifies a relation of things from personal knowledge and actual acquaintance. How far this is, now, from the sense in which we must take the word, ninety-nine of every hundred of our histories sufficiently show. They are any thing but true relations of facts and persons.
And abode with him fifteen days.] It was not, therefore, to get religious knowledge from him that he paid him this visit. He knew as much of the Jewish religion as Peter did, if not more; and as to the Gospel, he received that from the same source, and had preached it three years before this.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 18. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem , etc..] Not three years after his return to Damascus, but after his conversion; and now it was that he moved to become a member of the church at Jerusalem; but they did not care to admit him, fearing that he was not a disciple, till such time that Barnabas took him, and brought him to the Apostles Peter and James, and related his conversion and his boldness in preaching the Gospel at Damascus: his view in going up to Jerusalem at this time was partly his own safety, being obliged to fly from Damascus, but chiefly to see Peter . The Alexandrian copy, and another, read Cephas, and so does the Ethiopic version, the same with Peter: not to see what sort of a man he was, but to pay him a Christian visit; to converse with him about spiritual things; to know how the work of God went on under him, as the minister of the circumcision; and to relate to him, what success he had met with as the minister of the uncircumcision; but not to receive the Gospel from him, or to be ordained a preacher of it by him; for he had been three years already in the work of the ministry, before he made him this visit; and besides, his stay with him was very short, nor could he have received much from him, in so short a time, in an ordinary way: and abode with him fifteen days ; and even all this time was not wholly spent in conversation with him; for he was, during this time, coming in and going out at Jerusalem, where he preached boldly in the name of Christ, and disputed against the Grecians.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 15-24 - St. Paul was wonderfully brought to the knowledge and faith of Christ All who are savingly converted, are called by the grace of God; their conversion is wrought by his power and grace working in them. It wil but little avail us to have Christ revealed to us, if he is not als revealed in us. He instantly prepared to obey, without hesitating as to his worldly interest, credit, ease, or life itself. And what matter of thanksgiving and joy is it to the churches of Christ, when they hear of such instances to the praise of the glory of his grace, whether the have ever seen them or not! They glorify God for his power and mercy i saving such persons, and for all the service to his people and caus that is done, and may be further expected from them __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
επειτα 1899 μετα 3326 ετη 2094 τρια 5140 ανηλθον 424 5627 εις 1519 ιεροσολυμα 2414 ιστορησαι 2477 5658 πετρον 4074 και 2532 επεμεινα 1961 5656 προς 4314 αυτον 846 ημερας 2250 δεκαπεντε 1178
Vincent's NT Word Studies
18. To see (istorhsai). N.T.o . 1. To inquire into:
2. to find out by inquiring:
3. to gain knowledge by visiting; to become personally acquainted with. In LXX, only 1 Esd. i. 33, 42, to relate, to record. Often in Class. The word here indicates that Paul went, not to obtain instruction, but to form acquaintance with Peter.
Cephas. See on Matt. xvi. 18; John i. 42; 1 Cor. i. 12.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
1:18 {qen after three years} (epeita meta tria ete). A round number to cover the period from his departure from Jerusalem for Damascus to his return to Jerusalem. this stay in Damascus was an important episode in Paul's theological readjustment to his new experience. {To visit Cephas} (historesai kefan). First aorist infinitive of historew, old verb (from histwr, one who knows by inquiry), to gain knowledge by visiting. Only here in N.T. If we turn to #Ac 9:26-30, we shall see that the visit of two weeks to Peter came after Barnabas endorsed Paul to the suspicious disciples in Jerusalem and probably while he was preaching in the city. It was a delightful experience, but Peter did not start Paul upon his apostleship. He visited him as an equal. Peter no doubt had much to say to Paul.
