Berean Standard Bible

Galatians 2

(Acts 15:5–21)

1FourteenδεκατεσσάρωνdekatessarōnG1180yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094laterἜπειτα διὰEpeita diaG1899 G1223I went upἀνέβηνanebēnG305againπάλινpalinG3825toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414,accompanied byμετὰmetaG3326BarnabasΒαρναβᾶBarnabaG921.I tookσυμπαραλαβὼνsumparalabōnG4838Titus alongΤίτον·TitonG5103alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

2δὲdeG1161I wentἀνέβηνanebēnG305in response toκατὰkataG2596a revelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602andκαὶkaiG2532set beforeἀνεθέμηνanethemēnG394themαὐτοῖςautoisG846theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098thatὃhoG3739I preachκηρύσσωkērussōG2784amongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588Gentilesἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484.ButδὲdeG1161I spokeprivatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588recognized as leadersδοκοῦσιν,dokousinG1380, for fear thatG4459I was runningμή τρέχωmē trechōG3361 G5143orἢēG2228had already runἔδραμον.edramonG5143inεἰςeisG1519vainκενὸνkenonG2756.

3Yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761TitusΤίτοςTitosG5103,whoὁhoG3588waswithσὺνsunG4862meἐμοί,emoiG1473,was compelledἠναγκάσθηēnagkasthēG315to be circumcisedπεριτμηθῆναι·peritmēthēnaiG4059, even thoughhe wasὤν,ōnG1510a GreekἝλληνHellēnG1672.

4This issue aroseδὲdeG1161becauseδιὰdiaG1223someτοὺςtousG3588false brothersψευδαδέλφους,pseudadelphousG5569οἵτινεςoitinesG3748had come inπαρεισῆλθονpareisēlthonG3922under false pretensesπαρεισάκτουςpareisaktousG3920to spy onκατασκοπῆσαιkataskopēsaiG2684ourG1473τὴνtēnG3588freedomἐλευθερίανeleutherianG1657ἣνhēnG3739ἔχομενechomenG2192inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,in orderἵναinaG2443to enslaveκαταδουλώσουσιν,katadoulōsousinG2615usG1473.

5We did not give inεἴξαμεν τῇ ὑποταγῇ,eixamen tēa hupotagēaG1502 G3588 G5292toοἷςhoisG3739themforπρὸςprosG4314a momentοὐδὲ ὥρανoude hōranG3761 G5610,so thatἵναinaG2443theἡhēG3588truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225of theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098would remainδιαμείνῃdiameinēG1265withπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.

6ButδὲdeG1161as forἀπὸapoG575theτῶνtōnG3588highly esteemedδοκούντων τι,dokountōn tiG1380 G1510 G5100—whateverὁποῖοίhopoioiG3697they wereποτεpoteG1510 G4218makes no differenceοὐδέν διαφέρει·ouden diaphereiG3762 G1308to meG1473;GodθεὸςtheosG2316does not show favoritismπρόσωπον ὁ ἀνθρώπου οὐ λαμβάνει·prosōpon ho anthrōpou ou lambaneiG3756 G2983 G4383 G3588 G444γὰρgarG1063—thoseοἱhoiG3588leadersδοκοῦντεςdokountesG1380addedπροσανέθεντο,prosanethentoG4323nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762to meG1473.

7On the contraryἀλλὰ τοὐναντίον,alla tounantionG235 G5121,they sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754I had been entrustedπεπίστευμαιpepisteumaiG4100to preachtheτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098to theτῆςtēsG3588uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαςakrobustiasG203,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074had beento theτῆςtēsG3588circumcisedπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061.

8ForγὰρgarG1063theὁhoG3588One whowas at workἐνεργήσαςenergēsasG1754in Peter’sΠέτρῳ εἰςPetrō eisG4074 G1519apostleshipἀποστολὴνapostolēnG651to theτῆςtēsG3588circumcisedπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061was also at workἐνήργησεν καὶenērgēsen kaiG1754 G2532in myἐμοὶemoiG1473apostleshiptoεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588Gentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484.

9AndκαὶkaiG2532recognizingγνόντεςgnontesG1097theτὴνtēnG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485thatτὴνtēnG3588IG1473had been givenδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385καὶkaiG2532,CephasΚηφᾶςKēphasG2786,andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491—thoseοἱhoiG3588reputedδοκοῦντεςdokountesG1380to beG1510pillarsστῦλοιstuloiG4769—gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921theright handδεξιὰςdexiasG1188of fellowshipκοινωνίας,koinōniasG2842,so thatἵναinaG2443weG1473should gotoεἰςeisG1519theτὰtaG3588Gentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484,andδὲdeG1161theyαὐτοὶautoiG846toεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588circumcisedπεριτομήν,peritomēnG4061.

10TheyonlyG3440asked ustoἵναinaG2443rememberμνημονεύωμεν·mnēmoneuōmenG3421theτῶνtōnG3588poorπτωχῶνptōchōnG4434,the veryαὐτὸautoG846thingτοῦτοtoutoG3778ὃhoG3739καὶkaiG2532I was eagerἐσπούδασαespoudasaG4704to doποιῆσαι.¶poiēsaiG4160.

Paul Confronts Cephas

11WhenὍτεHoteG3753CephasΚηφᾶςKēphasG2786cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toεἰςeisG1519AntiochἈντιόχειαν,AntiocheianG490,howeverδὲdeG1161,I opposedἀντέστην,antestēnG436himtoκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτῷautōG846faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he stoodἦν.ēnG1510condemnedκατεγνωσμένοςkategnōsmenosG2607.

12ForγὰρgarG1063beforeπρὸproG4253certain menτιναςtinasG5100τοῦtouG3588cameἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064fromἀπὸapoG575JamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385,he used to eatσυνήσθιεν·sunēsthienG4906withμετὰmetaG3326theτῶνtōnG3588GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484.ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753they arrivedἦλθον,ēlthonG2064,he began to draw backὑπέστελλενhupestellenG5288andκαὶkaiG2532separateἀφώριζενaphōrizenG873himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,for fear ofφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399thoseτοὺςtousG3588inἐκekG1537thecircumcisionπεριτομῆς·peritomēsG4061group.

13καὶkaiG2532TheοἱhoiG3588otherλοιποὶloipoiG3062JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453joined him in his hypocrisyσυνυπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ καὶsunupekrithēsan autō kaiG2532 G4942 G846,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620byτῇtēaG3588theirαὐτῶνautōnG846hypocrisyὑποκρίσει.hupokriseiG5272evenκαὶkaiG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921was led astrayσυναπήχθηsunapēchthēG4879.

14ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235WhenὅτεhoteG3753I sawG3708thatὅτιhotiG3754they were not walking in lineὀρθοποδοῦσινorthopodousinG3756 G3716withπρὸςprosG4314theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225of theτοῦtouG3588gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098,I saidεἶπονeiponG2036τῷtōG3588to CephasΚηφᾷKēphaG2786in front ofἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715themallπάντων·pantōnG3956, “IfεἰeiG1487youσὺsuG4771,who areὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,liveζῇς,zēasG2198like a GentileἐθνικῶςethnikōsG1483andκαὶkaiG2532notG3756like a JewἸουδαϊκῶςIoudaikōsG2452,howπῶςpōsG4459can you compelἀναγκάζειςanagkazeisG315theτὰtaG3588GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484to live like Jewsἰουδαΐζειν;ioudaizeinG2450?”

15WeG1473who areJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453by birthφύσειphuseiG5449andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐκoukG3756Gentileἐξ ἐθνῶνex ethnōnG1537 G1484“sinnersἁμαρτωλοί·hamartōloiG268”

16δὲdeG1161knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is not justifiedοὐ δικαιοῦταιou dikaioutaiG3756 G1344byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the lawνόμουnomouG3551,butἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361byδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547.So we, tooκαὶkaiG2532 G1473,have believedἐπιστεύσαμεν,episteusamenG4100inεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,thatἵναinaG2443we may be justifiedδικαιωθῶμενdikaiōthōmenG1344byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐκoukG3756byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the lawνόμου·nomouG3551,becauseὅτιhotiG3754byἐξexG1537worksἔργωνergōnG2041of the lawνόμουnomouG3551no oneοὐ πᾶσα σάρξ.ou pasa sarxG3756 G3956 G4561will be justifiedδικαιωθήσεταιdikaiōthēsetaiG1344.

17ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487,while we seekζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to be justifiedδικαιωθῆναιdikaiōthēnaiG1344inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,we ourselvesκαὶ αὐτοὶkai autoiG846 G2532are found to beεὑρέθημενheurethēmenG2147sinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268,does that makeG686ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547a ministerδιάκονος;diakonosG1249of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266?Certainly notμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096!

18γὰρgarG1063IfεἰeiG1487I rebuildπάλιν οἰκοδομῶ,palin oikodomōG3618 G3825whatταῦταtautaG3778ἃhaG3739I have already torn downκατέλυσα,katelusaG2647,I proveσυνιστάνω·sunistanōG4921myselfG1683to bea lawbreakerπαραβάτηνparabatēnG3848.

19ForγὰρgarG1063throughδιὰdiaG1223thelawνόμουnomouG3551IἐγὼegōG1473diedἀπέθανον,apethanonG599to the lawνόμῳnomōG3551so thatἵναinaG2443I might liveζήσω.zēsōG2198to GodθεῷtheōG2316.

20I have been crucified withG4957ChristΧριστός·ChristosG5547,andδὲdeG1161IG1473no longerG3765liveζῶzōG2198,butδὲdeG1161ChristG5547livesζῇzēaG2198inἐνenG1722meG1473δὲdeG1161.TheὃhoG3739lifeI liveνῦν ζῶnun zōG3568 G2198inἐνenG1722thebodyσαρκί,sarkiG4561,I liveζῶzōG2198byἐνenG1722faithπίστειpisteiG4102τῇtēaG3588in theτοῦtouG3588SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,whoτοῦtouG3588lovedἀγαπήσαντόςagapēsantosG25meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532gave Himself upπαραδόντος ἑαυτὸνparadontos he'autonG3860 G1438forὑπὲρhuperG5228meG1473.

21I do not set asideοὐκ ἀθετῶouk athetōG3756 G114theτὴνtēnG3588graceχάρινcharinG5485τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487righteousnessδικαιοσύνη,dikaiosunēG1343comesthroughδιὰdiaG1223the lawνόμουnomouG3551,thenἄραaraG686ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανεν.¶apethanenG599for nothingδωρεὰνdōreanG1432.

(Acts 15:5–21)

Paul Confronts Cephas

Commentaries on Galatians 2