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2 And [de] I went up [anabaino] by [kata] revelation, [apokalupsis] and [kai] communicated [anatithemi] unto them [autos] that gospel [euaggelion] which [hos] I preach [kerusso] among [en] the Gentiles, [ethnos] but [de] privately [kata] [idios] to them which were of reputation, [dokeo] lest by any means [mepos] [-pos] I should run, [trecho] or [e] had run, [trecho] in [eis] vain. [kenos]KJV-Interlinear
2 And it was because of a revelation that I went up; and I submitted to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but I did so in private to those who were of reputation, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain. NASB Paul from time to time received communications from God, concerning various topics of doctrine, Eph. 3:3. And even though there were those who wanted clarification of the gospel and salvation and Levitical rituals, and how these things were being taught in Jerusalem, Paul went to Jerusalem not at the request of those present, even though they did commission that trip, Acts 15:2, but at the direction of God. Both parties were involved, but the final determination for his going was from God. No doubt that Paul was hesitant in going to Jerusalem, because of the anti-Paul sentiment that he most probably would run into. But God cleared up that concern and Paul went as directed by God, and as requested by people. Paul did not go to receive instruction. Paul did not go to consult. Paul did not go in order to observe or learn new techniques. He went to Jerusalem in order to teach or reveal that which he was preaching to the gentiles. And that was principally, that salvation was available to the gentiles, that the gentiles were not required to subscribe to the Law of Moses, or of Judaism, that salvation was through faith and nothing more. He went to the leadership in Jerusalem, in private, and did not go to a public forum or assembly, so that his trip would not end up in a debate of popular thought and thus become a waste of time. Paul spoke to the apostles that were there, not as a group but spoke with them in private in one on ones or twos in order to present more clearly his views. In a public setting, his views would have been rejected and challenged by unbelieving Jews, as will be the case later on when they try to persecute him and succeed in getting him arrested. To run means to have failed or to have made the trip in futility. Thus the purpose of the trip was to present his teaching at the request of those sending him, but also, God sent him in order to make it clear that his teaching was correct, thus even if informally, others in Jerusalem , even the apostles would see and learn the truth in a more correct sense. Paul already knew the truth. He had no need to travel anywhere, much less correct anyone. His ministry was to the gentiles. One man was commissioned to teach all gentiles, a vast population down through the ages since that time. The eleven other apostles were commissioned to teach only one race. The Jewish people were and have been, a stubborn and stiff necked people, requiring more intense instruction. The gentiles seem to learn more easily. The Jewish people have been indifferent toward truth for centuries. That has resulted in many atrocities throughout history. It will not be until that last generation, during the Tribulation, that the greatest number of Jews will finally believe in Christ, and they will do it in vast numbers.
Now is the time to post a prayer. End Of Lesson Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth. |
