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Galatians 1:21 Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/galatians/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/galatians/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then I went to Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/galatians/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />After that visit I went north into the provinces of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/galatians/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/galatians/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/galatians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/galatians/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/galatians/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Afterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/galatians/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/galatians/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/galatians/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/galatians/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/galatians/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/galatians/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Afterward, I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/galatians/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Afterward, I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/galatians/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/galatians/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Later, I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/galatians/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/galatians/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/galatians/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Afterward I went to places in Syria and Cilicia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/galatians/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/galatians/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/galatians/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Afterward I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/galatians/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/galatians/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/galatians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Afterwards I visited Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/galatians/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/galatians/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then I came into the regions of Syria and of Cilicia,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/galatians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/galatians/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> then I came to the regions of Syria and of Cilicia,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/galatians/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Then came I to the regions of Syria and Cilicia;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/galatians/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/galatians/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Next, I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/galatians/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/galatians/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/galatians/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />After that I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/galatians/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />After these things I came to the regions of Syria and Qiliqia.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/galatians/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Then, I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/galatians/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/galatians/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Afterwards I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/galatians/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/galatians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Afterwards I visited Syria and Cilicia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/galatians/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />After that I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/galatians/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/galatians/1-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jv8Ri4CeT34?start=170" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/galatians/1.htm">Paul Preaches the Gospel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1899.htm" title="1899: Epeita (Adv) -- Then, thereafter, afterwards. From epi and eita; thereafter.">Later</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: ēlthon (V-AIA-1S) -- To come, go. ">I went</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- 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/2824.htm" title="2824: klimata (N-ANP) -- A small geographical division, district, or territory. From klino; a slope, i.e. a clime or tract of country.">regions</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4947.htm" title="4947: Syrias (N-GFS) -- Syria, a great Roman imperial province, united with Cilicia. Probably of Hebrew origin; Syria, a region of Asia.">of Syria</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2791.htm" title="2791: Kilikias (N-GFS) -- Probably of foreign origin; Cilicia, a region of Asia Minor.">Cilicia.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">22</span>I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-26.htm">Acts 9:26-30</a></span><br />When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. / Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus. / So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/11-25.htm">Acts 11:25-26</a></span><br />Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, / and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-23.htm">Acts 15:23-41</a></span><br />and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings. / It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said. / So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-22.htm">2 Corinthians 11:22-28</a></span><br />Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I. / Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death. / Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Acts 13:1-3</a></span><br />Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul. / While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” / And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/22-17.htm">Acts 22:17-21</a></span><br />Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance / and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’ / ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-1.htm">Acts 15:1-3</a></span><br />Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” / And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question. / Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-26.htm">Acts 14:26-28</a></span><br />From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed. / When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. / And they spent a long time there with the disciples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/18-22.htm">Acts 18:22-23</a></span><br />When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch. / After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-1.htm">Acts 16:1-5</a></span><br />Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father. / The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. / Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-1.htm">Acts 20:1-3</a></span><br />When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia. / After traveling through that area and speaking many words of encouragement, he arrived in Greece, / where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-17.htm">Acts 21:17-19</a></span><br />When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully. / The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present. / Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-19.htm">Romans 15:19-20</a></span><br />by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. / In this way I have aspired to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-10.htm">2 Timothy 4:10</a></span><br />because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:2</a></span><br />As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;</p><p class="hdg">I came.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/9-30.htm">Acts 9:30</a></b></br> <i>Which</i> when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/11-25.htm">Acts 11:25,26</a></b></br> Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/13-1.htm">Acts 13:1</a></b></br> Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.</p><p class="hdg">Cilicia.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/6-9.htm">Acts 6:9</a></b></br> Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called <i>the synagogue</i> of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/21-39.htm">Acts 21:39</a></b></br> But Paul said, I am a man <i>which am</i> a Jew of Tarsus, <i>a city</i> in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/22-3.htm">Acts 22:3</a></b></br> I am verily a man <i>which am</i> a Jew, born in Tarsus, <i>a city</i> in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, <i>and</i> taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/1-17.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/acts/27-5.htm">Cilicia</a> <a href="/acts/27-5.htm">Cili'cia</a> <a href="/galatians/1-18.htm">Later</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-16.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-10.htm">Regions</a> <a href="/acts/21-3.htm">Syria</a> <a href="/acts/28-8.htm">Visited</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/3-23.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/acts/6-9.htm">Cilicia</a> <a href="/acts/15-23.htm">Cili'cia</a> <a href="/galatians/2-1.htm">Later</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-9.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-9.htm">Regions</a> <a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Syria</a> <a href="/galatians/2-11.htm">Visited</a><div class="vheading2">Galatians 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/1-1.htm">Paul's greeting to the Galatians;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">He wonders why they have so soon left him and the gospel;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/1-8.htm">and accurses those who preach any other gospel than he did.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/1-11.htm">He learned the gospel not from men, but from God;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/1-14.htm">and shows what he was before his calling;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/1-17.htm">and what he did immediately after it.</a></span><br></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'; 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It suggests a period of time has passed since his previous activities in Jerusalem, emphasizing the ongoing nature of his missionary work. This time frame is crucial for understanding the development of Paul's ministry and the spread of the Gospel.<p><b>I went</b><br>Paul's movement is intentional and purposeful, reflecting his commitment to spreading the Gospel. His travels are often guided by the Holy Spirit, as seen throughout Acts, and demonstrate his role as an apostle to the Gentiles. This journey is part of his broader mission strategy to establish and strengthen churches.<p><b>to the regions of</b><br>The use of "regions" indicates a broader geographical area rather than a specific city, suggesting Paul's ministry was expansive and not limited to urban centers. This approach aligns with his strategy of reaching both Jews and Gentiles across various locales.<p><b>Syria</b><br>Syria was a significant Roman province during Paul's time, with Antioch as a major city where believers were first called Christians (<a href="/acts/11-26.htm">Acts 11:26</a>). This area was a hub for early Christian activity and missionary work. Paul's presence here underscores the importance of Syria in the early church's expansion and the strategic role of Antioch as a base for missions.<p><b>and Cilicia</b><br>Cilicia, located in modern-day Turkey, was a Roman province known for its diverse population and trade routes. Tarsus, Paul's hometown, is in Cilicia, which may have provided him with cultural and social connections to aid his ministry. This region's inclusion highlights Paul's personal ties and the strategic importance of Cilicia in reaching both Jewish and Gentile audiences.<br><br>Paul's journey to these regions reflects the fulfillment of his calling to be an apostle to the Gentiles, as foretold in <a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15</a>. His travels demonstrate the early church's expansion beyond Judea and Samaria, fulfilling the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>) and laying the groundwork for the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul (Apostle)</a></b><br>The author of the letter to the Galatians, Paul is recounting his journey and ministry after his conversion and initial time in Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/syria.htm">Syria</a></b><br>A region north of Israel, significant in early Christian history as a place where the gospel spread rapidly. Antioch, a major city in Syria, became a central hub for early Christianity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/cilicia.htm">Cilicia</a></b><br>A region in modern-day Turkey, where Tarsus, Paul's hometown, is located. This area was part of Paul's early ministry efforts.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>Although not mentioned in this specific verse, Jerusalem is the city Paul had visited prior to his journey to Syria and Cilicia, where he met with Peter and James.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_early_church.htm">The Early Church</a></b><br>The broader context involves the spread of Christianity and the establishment of churches in various regions, including Syria and Cilicia.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_ministry_placement.htm">God's Sovereignty in Ministry Placement</a></b><br>Paul’s journey to Syria and Cilicia was not random but part of God’s sovereign plan to spread the gospel. We should trust God’s placement in our own lives and ministries.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Paul’s willingness to go where God led him, even to regions far from the center of early Christianity, demonstrates the importance of obedience in our walk with Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_preparation_in_ministry.htm">The Role of Preparation in Ministry</a></b><br>Paul’s time in these regions was preparatory for his later missionary journeys. We should value seasons of preparation and growth in our own spiritual journeys.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_spread_of_the_gospel_beyond_comfort_zones.htm">The Spread of the Gospel Beyond Comfort Zones</a></b><br>Paul’s travels remind us that the gospel is meant to reach beyond our immediate surroundings. We are called to be witnesses in all areas of life, even those that are unfamiliar or challenging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support_in_ministry.htm">Community and Support in Ministry</a></b><br>The early church’s support and sending of Paul to these regions highlight the importance of community in ministry. We should seek and provide support within our Christian communities.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/galatians/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.</span>--We gather from the parallel narrative in <a href="/acts/9-30.htm" title="Which when the brothers knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.">Acts 9:30</a>; <a href="/context/acts/11-25.htm" title="Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:">Acts 11:25-26</a>, that the course which the Apostle followed was this:--He was first conveyed secretly by the disciples to the sea-port Caesarea Stratonis; there he took ship and sailed for Tarsus. Here he was found, somewhat later, by Barnabas, and taken to Antioch, where he remained a year. It would thus appear that the order in which the two names, Syria and Cilicia, occur does not represent the order in which the two provinces were visited. The Apostle, reviewing his past career at a distance of time, and with a certain special object in view, which is not affected by the geographical direction of his movements, speaks in this general way. It hardly seems necessary to suppose an unrecorded visit to Syria on the way to Tarsus, though that, of course, is possible. Still more gratuitous is the supposition that there is any contradiction between the historical narrative and our Epistle, for such generalities of expression are what most persons may constantly detect themselves in using. The accuracy of the pedant neither belongs to St. Paul's Epistles nor to real life.<p><span class= "bld">Regions</span>.--The Greek word here is the same as that which is translated "parts" in <a href="/romans/15-23.htm" title="But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come to you;">Romans 15:23</a>, where see the Note.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/galatians/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia</span> (<span class="greek">ἔπειτα η΅λθον εἰς</span> <span class="greek">τὰ κλίματα τῆς Συρίας καὶ τῆς Κιλικίας</span>); <span class="accented">then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.</span> St. Luke tells us (<a href="/acts/9-30.htm">Acts 9:30</a>) that "the brethren brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus." The verb "brought down" of itself indicates that the Caesarea here mentioned was Caesarea Stratonis, the seaport of Jerusalem, and not Caesarea Philippi towards Damascus (see Bishop Lightfoot on <a href="/galatians/1-21.htm">Galatians 1:21</a>). When, later, Barnabas required Saul's help at Antioch, it was to Tarsus that he went to seek him. It is, therefore, probable that, in mentioning "Syria" with "Cilicia" as containing "regions" (cf. <a href="/romans/15-23.htm">Romans 15:23</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/11-10.htm">2 Corinthians 11:10</a>) in which, after this departure from Jerusalem, he was actively engaged in ministerial work, he is thinking of the northern part of Syria, as in "Cilicia" he is thinking of the eastern portion of Cilicia about Tarsus; northern Syria and eastern Cilicia having a great geographical affinity (see Conybeare and Howson, vol. 1. pp. 26, 130). It thus appears that the Epistle is in perfect harmony with the Acts. To the apostle's labours during this period that he was making Tarsus his head-quarters, was most probably due in no small measure the founding of the Churches in Syria, and especially in Cilicia, which are referred to in <a href="/acts/15-23.htm">Acts 15:23, 41</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/galatians/1-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Later</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἔπειτα</span> <span class="translit">(Epeita)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1899.htm">Strong's 1899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Then, thereafter, afterwards. From epi and eita; thereafter.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I went</span><br /><span class="grk">ἦλθον</span> <span class="translit">(ēlthon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come, go. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">εἰς</span> <span class="translit">(eis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὰ</span> <span class="translit">(ta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">regions</span><br /><span class="grk">κλίματα</span> <span class="translit">(klimata)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2824.htm">Strong's 2824: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small geographical division, district, or territory. From klino; a slope, i.e. a 'clime' or tract of country.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Syria</span><br /><span class="grk">Συρίας</span> <span class="translit">(Syrias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4947.htm">Strong's 4947: </a> </span><span class="str2">Syria, a great Roman imperial province, united with Cilicia. Probably of Hebrew origin; Syria, a region of Asia.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Cilicia.</span><br /><span class="grk">Κιλικίας</span> <span class="translit">(Kilikias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2791.htm">Strong's 2791: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably of foreign origin; Cilicia, a region of Asia Minor.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/galatians/1-21.htm">Galatians 1:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/galatians/1-21.htm">Galatians 1:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/galatians/1-21.htm">Galatians 1:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/galatians/1-21.htm">Galatians 1:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/galatians/1-21.htm">Galatians 1:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/galatians/1-21.htm">Galatians 1:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/galatians/1-21.htm">Galatians 1:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/galatians/1-21.htm">Galatians 1:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/galatians/1-21.htm">Galatians 1:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/galatians/1-21.htm">Galatians 1:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/galatians/1-21.htm">NT Letters: Galatians 1:21 Then I came to the regions (Gal. 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