instead of going up to Jerusalem to see those who had been apostles before me, I went off at once to Arabia, and on my return I came back to Damascus.

Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to make the acquaintance of Cephas. I stayed a fortnight with him.

Then, fourteen years later, I went up to Jerusalem again, accompanied by Barnabas; I took Titus with me also.

for mount Sinai is away in Arabia. She corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for the latter is in servitude with her children.

But the Jerusalem on high is free, and she is 'our' mother.