Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.
From the start there was a division in the Church: those born Jews clung to the ceremonial law though it was dead in Christ; those born Gentiles embraced pure Christianity. Peter served the former, Paul the latter. That Paul could labor fourteen years among the Gentiles without question from the other apostles proves he depended on none of them, but held equal authority with them all.
AI summary
Commenting on Galatians 2:1-10
GALATIANS CHAPTER 2 THE second chapter is closely connected in sense with the first, and is indeed a part of the same argument. Injury has been done by the division which is made. The proper division would have been at the close of the 10th verse of this chapter.
Observe here, 1. How the gracious care and good providence of God did watch over St. Paul from place to place, and from time to time, when and wheresoever he went forth to preach, to plant, and propagate the gospel. After fourteen years he went up to Jerusalem, that is, fourteen years after his conversion; soon after which he went about preaching the gospel to the Gentile world.