The gospel recognized in Jerusalem

Says “Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas”. The Greek is Ἔπειτα διὰ δεκατεσσάρων ἐτῶν (Epeita dia dekatessarōn etōn, “then after fourteen years”). He went κατὰ ἀποκάλυψιν (kata apokalypsin, “in accordance with a revelation”) and set before them the gospel he preaches among the Gentiles, privately, “to those recognized as leaders”. The one participle is τοῖς δοκοῦσιν (tois dokousin, “to those reputed”). “those leaders added nothing to me”. They saw that he had been entrusted with the gospel τῆς ἀκροβυστίας (tēs akrobystias, “of the uncircumcision”), the BSB’s “to the uncircumcised”. James, Cephas, and John, “those reputed to be pillars”, gave δεξιὰς (dexias, “right hands”) of fellowship. “They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do”. The wording is treated in the language notes on 2:1–2 and 2:6–9, and the background in the historical notes on the visit and on the pillars; they are not taken up again here. The two Acts journeys that readers have connected with 2:1 are stated from the BSB in Gal 2:1 → Acts 15:1–2 and Gal 2:1 → Acts 11:29–30; neither xref chooses between them.

Implies Because the leaders added nothing and gave the right hand of fellowship on recognizing the grace given to him, the text presents his gospel as unaltered by them.

Uncertain Which visit in Acts this is, and from what point the fourteen years are counted, are set out from their holders in the commentary; no verdict is given here.