A.T. Robertson Commentary Galatians 1:21

"Then I came unto the regions of Syria and Cilicia." — Galatians 1:21 (ASV)

Into the region of Syria and Cilicia (εις τα κλιματα της Σψριας κα της Κιλικιας). This statement agrees with the record in Ac 9:30. On κλιματα, see 2 Corinthians 11:10. Paul was not idle, but at work in Tarsus and the surrounding country.