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James Version</a> But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. <a href="/nasb_/galatians/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But I did not see another one of the apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. <a href="/nasb/galatians/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> But I did not see any other of the apostles except James, the Lord&#8217s brother. <a href="/nasb77/galatians/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But I did not see any other of the apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. <a href="/lsb/galatians/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But I did not see any other of the apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. <a href="/amp/galatians/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But I did not see any other apostle except James, the [half] brother of the Lord. <a href="/csb/galatians/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But I didn’t see any of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. <a href="/hcsb/galatians/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But I didn&#8217t see any of the other apostles except James, the Lord&#8217s brother. <a href="/asv/galatians/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother. <a href="/cev/galatians/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The only other apostle I saw was James, the Lord's brother. <a href="/erv/galatians/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother. <a href="/gwt/galatians/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I didn't see any other apostle. I only saw James, the Lord's brother. <a href="/gnt/galatians/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> I did not see any other apostle except James, the Lord's brother. <a href="/isv/galatians/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> But I did not see any other apostle except James, the Lord's brother. <a href="/msb/galatians/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord?s brother. <a href="/net/galatians/1.htm">NET Bible</a> But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother. <a href="/nheb/galatians/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord's brother. <a href="/wbt/galatians/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But I saw no other of the apostles, save James the Lord's brother. <a href="/wey/galatians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> I saw none of the other Apostles, except James, the Lord's brother. <a href="/web/galatians/1.htm">World English Bible</a> But of the other apostles I saw no one except James, the Lord’s brother. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/galatians/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and I did not see [any] other of the apostles, except James, the brother of the LORD. <a href="/blb/galatians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But I saw none of the other apostles, only James, the Lord's brother. <a href="/ylt/galatians/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and other of the apostles I did not see, except James, the brother of the Lord. <a href="/slt/galatians/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And other of the sect I saw not, except James the Lord's brother.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/galatians/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But other of the apostles I saw none, saving James the brother of the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/galatians/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But I saw none of the other Apostles, except James, the brother of the Lord. <a href="/nabre/galatians/1.htm">New American Bible</a> But I did not see any other of the apostles, only James the brother of the Lord. <a href="/nrsvce/galatians/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> but I did not see any other apostle except James the Lord’s brother.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/galatians/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But I did not see any one of the other apostles, except James the brother of our LORD. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/galatians/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But I saw none of the other Apostles except Jacob, the brother of Our Lord.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/galatians/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> but of the apostles I saw no other, but James the brother of the Lord. <a href="/godbey/galatians/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> but I saw no other of the apostles, except James the brother of the Lord. <a href="/haweis/galatians/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But I saw no other of the apostles except James, the Lord?s brother. <a href="/mace/galatians/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but other of the apostles saw I none, except James the Lord's brother. <a href="/wey/galatians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> I saw none of the other Apostles, except James, the Lord's brother. <a href="/worrell/galatians/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> But other of the apostles I saw not, except James, the brother of the Lord. <a href="/worsley/galatians/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> But I saw no other of the apostles, except James the brother of our Lord. <a href="/parallel/galatians/1-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jv8Ri4CeT34?start=159" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/galatians/1.htm">Paul Preaches the Gospel</a> 18Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days. 19<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: eidon (V-AIA-1S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">I saw</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">none</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/2087.htm" title="2087: heteron (Adj-AMS) -- (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.">other</a> <a href="/greek/652.htm" title="652: apostolōn (N-GMP) -- From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ.">apostles</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">except</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/2385.htm" title="2385: Iakōbon (N-AMS) -- The same as Iakob Graecized; Jacobus, the name of three Israelites.">James,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyriou (N-GMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord’s</a> <a href="/greek/80.htm" title="80: adelphon (N-AMS) -- A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.">brother.</a> 20I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/13-55.htm">Matthew 13:55</a> “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? <a href="/mark/6-3.htm">Mark 6:3</a> Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him. <a href="/acts/12-17.htm">Acts 12:17</a> Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place. <a href="/acts/15-13.htm">Acts 15:13</a> When they had finished speaking, James declared, “Brothers, listen to me! <a href="/acts/21-18.htm">Acts 21:18</a> The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present. <a href="/1_corinthians/9-5.htm">1 Corinthians 9:5</a> Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas? <a href="/james/1-1.htm">James 1:1</a> James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings. <a href="/jude/1-1.htm">Jude 1:1</a> Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ: <a href="/matthew/12-46.htm">Matthew 12:46-50</a> While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him. / Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.” / But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?” ... <a href="/john/7-3.htm">John 7:3-5</a> So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing. / For no one who wants to be known publicly acts in secret. Since You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.” / For even His own brothers did not believe in Him. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-7.htm">1 Corinthians 15:7</a> Then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles. <a href="/luke/24-10.htm">Luke 24:10</a> It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. <a href="/acts/1-14.htm">Acts 1:14</a> With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers. <a href="/matthew/10-2.htm">Matthew 10:2-4</a> These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; / Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; / Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus. <a href="/mark/3-16.htm">Mark 3:16-19</a> These are the twelve He appointed: Simon (whom He named Peter), / James son of Zebedee and his brother John (whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons of Thunder”), / Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.James.<a href="/matthew/10-3.htm">Matthew 10:3</a> Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;<a href="/mark/3-18.htm">Mark 3:18</a> And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,<a href="/luke/6-15.htm">Luke 6:15</a> Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,James the son of Alphaeus.<a href="/james/1-1.htm">James 1:1</a> James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.<a href="/jude/1-1.htm">Jude 1:1</a> Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:the Lord's.<a href="/matthew/13-55.htm">Matthew 13:55</a> Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?<a href="/mark/6-3.htm">Mark 6:3</a> Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.<a href="/1_corinthians/9-5.htm">1 Corinthians 9:5</a> Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/1-17.htm">Apostles</a> <a href="/galatians/1-7.htm">Except</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-7.htm">James</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-17.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-14.htm">Save</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Apostles</a> <a href="/galatians/6-14.htm">Except</a> <a href="/galatians/2-9.htm">James</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-17.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/galatians/6-14.htm">Save</a><div class="vheading2">Galatians 1</div>1. <a href="/galatians/1-1.htm">Paul's greeting to the Galatians;</a> 6. <a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">He wonders why they have so soon left him and the gospel;</a> 8. <a href="/galatians/1-8.htm">and accurses those who preach any other gospel than he did.</a> 11. <a href="/galatians/1-11.htm">He learned the gospel not from men, but from God;</a> 14. <a href="/galatians/1-14.htm">and shows what he was before his calling;</a> 17. <a href="/galatians/1-17.htm">and what he did immediately after it.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/galatians/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/galatians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/galatians/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But I saw none of the other apostles In this phrase, Paul is emphasizing his limited interaction with the original apostles during his visit to Jerusalem. This is significant because it underscores his point that his gospel message was not derived from human sources but through a revelation of Jesus Christ. The apostles were the primary witnesses of Christ's resurrection and were foundational to the early church (<a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a>). Paul's limited contact with them highlights his independent authority as an apostle, which was a point of contention with some early Christians who questioned his credentials.except James, the Lord’s brother James, referred to here, is not one of the original Twelve Apostles but is identified as the brother of Jesus. This James became a prominent leader in the Jerusalem church (<a href="/acts/15-13.htm">Acts 15:13-21</a>) and is traditionally considered the author of the Epistle of James. His leadership role is significant because it shows the early church's acceptance of Jesus' family members in positions of authority, despite their initial skepticism during Jesus' ministry (<a href="/john/7-5.htm">John 7:5</a>). James' position also reflects the fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy that His family would become part of His spiritual family (<a href="/mark/3-31.htm">Mark 3:31-35</a>). The mention of James here serves to validate Paul's account, as James was a respected figure in the early church and could corroborate Paul's testimony.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the letter to the Galatians, Paul is recounting his journey and interactions with the early church leaders. He emphasizes his limited contact with the apostles to assert the divine origin of his gospel message. 2. <a href="/topical/j/james,_the_lord's_brother.htm">James, the Lord’s Brother</a> James is identified as the brother of Jesus and a significant leader in the Jerusalem church. His mention here underscores his importance in the early Christian community. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_apostles.htm">The Apostles</a> The original disciples of Jesus who were commissioned to spread the gospel. Paul’s reference to them highlights the authority and foundational role they played in the early church. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The central hub of early Christianity and the location where Paul met with James. It was the site of significant events in the early church, including the Council of Jerusalem. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_early_church.htm">The Early Church</a> The community of believers in the first century who were establishing the foundations of Christian doctrine and practice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/authority_and_validation.htm">Authority and Validation</a> Paul’s limited interaction with the apostles, particularly James, serves to validate his message as divinely inspired rather than man-taught. This emphasizes the importance of seeking divine guidance and validation in our own spiritual journeys. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_in_the_church.htm">Leadership in the Church</a> James’ role as a leader in the Jerusalem church highlights the importance of strong, godly leadership in guiding and maintaining doctrinal purity within the church. <a href="/topical/f/family_and_faith.htm">Family and Faith</a> James, as the brother of Jesus, shows that familial relationships can be transformed and used for God’s purposes. Our own family dynamics can be places of ministry and witness. <a href="/topical/u/unity_and_diversity.htm">Unity and Diversity</a> The early church, with its diverse leaders and backgrounds, models how unity in Christ can transcend personal differences. We are called to work together in unity despite our diverse backgrounds and perspectives. <a href="/topical/p/personal_revelation_and_community.htm">Personal Revelation and Community</a> Paul’s experience underscores the balance between personal revelation and community confirmation. We should seek personal encounters with God while also valuing the wisdom and guidance of the faith community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_galatians_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Galatians 1</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_universal_church_of_god.htm">What is the timeline of Paul's life events?</a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'same_mouth_blessing_and_cursing'.htm">What does "Same Mouth Blessing and Cursing" mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_an_apostle.htm">What defines an apostle?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_jude's_authorship_doubts.htm">How do we reconcile Jude’s authorship claims with scholarly doubts about whether Jude was truly Jesus’ brother (Jude 1)? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/galatians/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Other of the apostles.--From the form of this phrase it would appear that James, the Lord's brother, was considered to be an Apostle. In what sense he was an Apostle will depend very much upon who he was (see the next Note). If he was a cousin of our Lord, and identical with James the son of Alphaeus, then he was one of the original Twelve. If he was not the son of Alphaeus, but either the son of Joseph alone or of Joseph and Mary, then the title must be given to him in the wider sense in which it is applied to Paul and Barnabas.The Lord's brother.--What relationship is indicated by this? The question has been already dealt with in the Notes on the Gospels. (See Notes on <a href="/matthew/12-46.htm" title="While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brothers stood without, desiring to speak with him.">Matthew 12:46</a>; <a href="/matthew/13-55.htm" title="Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brothers, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?">Matthew 13:55</a>; <a href="/john/7-3.htm" title="His brothers therefore said to him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that your disciples also may see the works that you do.">John 7:3</a>; <a href="/john/7-5.htm" title="For neither did his brothers believe in him.">John 7:5</a>.) The present writer has nothing to add, except to express his entire agreement with what has been there said, and his firm conviction that the theory which identifies the "brethren of the Lord" with His cousins, the sons of Clopas, is untenable. A full account of the James who is here mentioned will be found in the Introduction to the Epistle which goes by his name.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/galatians/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother (ἔτερον δὲ τῶν ἀποστόλων οὐκ εϊδον εἰ μὴ Ἰάκωβον τὸν ἀδελφὸν τοῦ Κυρίου); but no one besides of the apostles saw I, unless it were James the Lord's brother. The words," unless it were," are here proposed as a rendering of εἰ μή, as betokening a certain degree of hesitancy on the apostle's part as to the perfect justness of the exception which he makes. The reason of this will appear if we consider that "James the Lord's brother" was not really one of the apostles; but nevertheless, through the position which he held in the Church of Jerusalem, and through various circumstances attaching to him, stood in general estimation so near to the revered twelve, that St. Paul felt he was required, in connection with his present statement, to make this reference to him, when affirming so solemnly that Cephas was the only apostle that he then saw. For a fuller discussion of the personality of "James the Lord's brother," the reader is referred to the additional note at the end of this chapter. How it came about that St. Peter was the only one of the twelve that St. Paul then saw, there are no certain grounds for determining. The intimation in <a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Acts 8:1</a> that, in the persecution which ensued upon the martyrdom of Stephen, the apostles still remained at Jerusalem when they of the Church there were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, relates to a period two or three years previous. The state of things was no doubt now quite different; the Church had come together again; but the apostles may for the most part have been absent in the country, engaged in their apostolic labours, as St. Peter himself is soon after described as being (cf. <a href="/acts/9-31.htm">Acts 9:31, 32</a>). The surmise that this was the cause appears more probable than the view which supposes them to have continued distrustful, now that the two great leaders, Cephas and James, had been won over to frankly and publicly recognize the new convert. A difficulty has been thought to result from a comparison of these words of St. Paul with St. Luke's statement in <a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15, 16</a>, that Barnabas took and brought him to "the apostles," and that he "was with them" going in and out at Jerusalem. That he was not with them for long was a fact not unknown to St. Luke, as we may, gather from what we read in <a href="/acts/22-18.htm">Acts 22:18</a>. There is, therefore, no discrepancy in that respect between the two representations. But is there no discrepancy between St. Luke's mention of "the apostles" as then admitting Paul into partnership with them in public work, and St. Paul's so emphatically affirming that it was Cephas alone of the apostles that he saw? We must acknowledge that there is - the same kind and the same amount of discrepancy as e.g. obtains between St. Matthew saying that those who were crucified with Jesus reviled him, and St. Luke specifying that one did so, but that the other rebuked him. In all such cases, the more vague and general statement must in all fairness be accepted, but with the modification supplied by the one which is the more particular and definite. It seems to the present writer that there is a way of quite naturally accounting for the form in which St. Luke states the circumstances. It is as fellows. St. Paul had been two years in imprisonment at Rome when St. Luke compiled the Acts; that is, St. Luke wrote the book about A.D. or 64, twenty-two or twenty-three years after St. Paul made this first visit of his to Jerusalem. Barnabas appears in the story as a disciple (<a href="/acts/4.htm">Acts 4</a>, fin.) some years apparently before even the conversion of Saul. Considering, therefore, the lapse of time, it would seem a not at all improbable supposition that, when the Acts was written, he was no longer alive. And the tone in which he is spoken of in the book, whose author, as we know, was in close association with St. Paul, and no doubt both drew from the apostle's inspiration many of the particulars he relates and reflected his feelings, is generally so kindly and respectful as to accord well with the supposition of Barnabas's decease, and even of his then recent decease. The pensive, touching reference to his character in Acts 11:24, introduced in the narrative in so unwonted a manner as it is, betokens this. Carefully does the historian indicate that Barnabas was the new convert's sponsor with the at first distrustful brethren at Jerusalem; also that it was he that went and fetched Saul from his distant retirement at Tarsus to co-operate with him at Antioch; also that he linked him to himself in the eleemosynary journey to Jerusalem, and again under Divine direction in their great evangelistic tour in Asia Minor, - in both of which expeditions Barnabas at the first appears as the leading figure of the two; after which comes the mournful disruption recorded at the close of the fifteenth chapter, the last reference to Barnabas in the Acts. That, however, this interruption of their brotherly attachment did not last long is shown by the respectful and sympathetic manner in which St. Paul, in writing to the Corinthians (9.), six or seven years after, speaks of the oneness in sentiment subsisting between Barnabas and himself in labouring for the gospel at their own charges. Since the time that St. Paul sent that letter to the Corinthians as well as this to the Galatians, some five years had elapsed when St. Luke wrote the Book of the Acts. All these considerations taken together agree perfectly well with the conception that Luke had heard his master, perhaps repeatedly, make pensive reference to his old relations with Barnabas now gone to his rest. "When the apostles at Jerusalem," he might say, "looked upon me coldly and distrustingly, he it was that took me by the hand [the reader will note the pathos in the expression, ἐπιλαβόμενος αὐτὸν ἤγαγε] and led me into their presence, and told them what the Lord had done with me!" What more natural than that Luke had heard Paul speaking thus, Barnabas's dear venerated form looming in the far past before the apostle's view as the principal object just then of reminiscence, the surrounding figures in the scene more indefinitely realized! But when, years before this, the apostle, Barnabas being still alive, had been writing to the Galatians, and with solemn carefulness as speaking in the sight of God, had set himself agonistically to state the facts in their very exactness, of course there would result a precision which in those tender reminiscences uttered to his bosom associate was not to be looked for. <a href="/commentaries/galatians/1-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>But δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. I saw εἶδον (eidon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. none οὐκ (ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. of the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. other ἕτερον (heteron) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2087.htm">Strong's 2087: </a> (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different. apostles ἀποστόλων (apostolōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_652.htm">Strong's 652: </a> From apostello; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ. except εἰ (ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. James, Ἰάκωβον (Iakōbon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2385.htm">Strong's 2385: </a> The same as Iakob Graecized; Jacobus, the name of three Israelites. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Lord’s Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. brother. ἀδελφὸν (adelphon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_80.htm">Strong's 80: </a> A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. 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