Question: Did St. Paul ever visit Jerusalem after Pentecost, when all the Apostles were together there?
Google: Paul made several visits to Jerusalem after his conversion, which are recorded in the book of Acts:
· First visit: possibly between AD 44 and early 48, the purpose of this visit was to get to know Peter. Their conversations likely focused on Christ and the ministry of the Church.
· Second visit in response to a prophecy by Agabus that the Jews in Jerusalem would harm Paul, Paul returned to Jerusalem with a group of Christians to bring money to help with a famine in Judea. The gift was meant to symbolize the unity of the Church, and Paul believed that working to unify Jews with other ethnicities through Jesus was what Jesus wanted. Paul's reasons for this visit also included clarifying his teaching, making sure he wasn't evangelizing in vain, and preventing the Jewish church from misunderstanding his work.
· Other visits Paul's visits to Jerusalem are important because they help determine the dates and order of events in early Christian history.
· Paul's Trips to Visit Jerusalem —A supplement
· Paul’s first trip to Jerusalem, after his conversion, is described in Galatians 1:18-24 and in Acts 9:26-30. On this trip Paul introduced himself through Barnabas to the apostles Peter and James and did some preaching in their company.
· A subsequent trip is mentioned in Acts 11:28-30, in which Paul and Barnabas carried the first relief funds to Jerusalem from Antioch in Syria.
· A third trip is described in Galatians 2:1-10 and in Acts 15. Between his first and second missionary journeys, Paul met with the apostles to discuss his doctrine which they commended.
· A final trip (the latter part of Paul’s third missionary journey) is recorded in Romans 15:25-28, 1Corinthians 16:1-4 and Acts 21:15-18. Paul and others carried a gathered contribution to Jerusalem for the needy saints.
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