Galatians 2

(Acts 15:5–21)

1FourteenG1180 yearsG2094 laterG1899G1223 I went upG305 againG3825 toG1519 JerusalemG2414, accompanied byG3326 BarnabasG921. I tookG4838 Titus alongG5103 alsoG2532. 2I wentG305 in response toG2596 a revelationG602 andG2532 set beforeG394 themG846 theG3588 gospelG2098 thatG3739 I preachG2784 amongG1722 theG3588 GentilesG1484. ButG1161 I spoke privatelyG2596G2398 to thoseG3588 recognized as leadersG1380, for fear that I was runningG3361G5143 orG2228 had already runG5143 inG1519 vainG2756. 3YetG235 not evenG3761 TitusG5103, whoG3588 was withG4862 meG1473, was compelledG315 to be circumcisedG4059, even though he wasG1510 a GreekG1672.

4This issue arose becauseG1223 some false brothersG5569 had come inG3922 under false pretensesG3920 to spy onG2684 ourG1473 freedomG1657 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424, in orderG2443 to enslaveG2615 usG1473. 5We did not give inG1502G3588G5292 toG3739 them forG4314 a momentG3761G5610, so thatG2443 theG3588 truthG225 of theG3588 gospelG2098 would remainG1265 withG4314 youG4771.

6ButG1161 as forG575 theG3588 highly esteemedG1380G1510G5100—whateverG3697 they wereG1510G4218 makes no differenceG3762G1308 to meG1473; GodG2316 does not show favoritismG3756G2983G4383G3588G4441—thoseG3588 leadersG1380 addedG4323 nothingG3762 to meG1473. 7On the contraryG235G5121, they sawG3708 thatG3754 I had been entrustedG4100 to preach theG3588 gospelG2098 to theG3588 uncircumcisedG203, just asG2531 PeterG4074 had been to theG3588 circumcisedG4061. 8ForG1063 theG3588 One who was at workG1754 in Peter’sG4074G1519 apostleshipG651 to theG3588 circumcisedG4061 was also at workG1754G2532 in myG1473 apostleship toG1519 theG3588 GentilesG1484.

9AndG2532 recognizingG1097 theG3588 graceG5485 that IG1473 had been givenG1325, JamesG2385, CephasG2786,2 andG2532 JohnG2491—thoseG3588 reputedG1380 to beG1510 pillarsG4769—gaveG1325 meG1473 andG2532 BarnabasG921 the right handG1188 of fellowshipG2842, so thatG2443 weG1473 should go toG1519 theG3588 GentilesG1484, andG1161 theyG846 toG1519 theG3588 circumcisedG4061. 10They onlyG3440 asked us toG2443 rememberG3421 theG3588 poorG4434, the veryG846 thingG3778 I was eagerG4704 to doG4160.

Paul Confronts Cephas

11WhenG3753 CephasG2786 cameG2064 toG1519 AntiochG490, howeverG1161, I opposedG436 him toG2596 hisG846 faceG4383, becauseG3754 he stoodG1510 condemnedG2607. 12ForG1063 beforeG4253 certain menG5100 cameG2064 fromG575 JamesG2385, he used to eatG4906 withG3326 theG3588 GentilesG1484. ButG1161 whenG3753 they arrivedG2064, he began to draw backG5288 andG2532 separateG873 himselfG1438, for fear ofG5399 thoseG3588 inG1537 the circumcisionG4061 group. 13TheG3588 otherG3062 JewsG2453 joined him in his hypocrisyG2532G4942G846, so thatG5620 byG3588 theirG846 hypocrisyG5272 evenG2532 BarnabasG921 was led astrayG4879.

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WhenG3753 I sawG3708 thatG3754 they were not walking in lineG3756G3716 withG4314 theG3588 truthG225 of theG3588 gospelG2098, I saidG2036 to CephasG2786 in front ofG1715 them allG3956, “IfG1487 youG4771, who areG5225 a JewG2453, liveG2198 like a GentileG1483 andG2532 notG3756 like a JewG2452, howG4459 can you compelG315 theG3588 GentilesG1484 to live like JewsG2450?”3

15WeG1473 who are JewsG2453 by birthG5449 andG2532 notG3756 GentileG1537G1484 “sinnersG268” 16knowG1492 thatG3754 a manG444 is not justifiedG3756G1344 byG1537 worksG2041 of the lawG3551, butG1437G3361 byG1223 faithG4102 in JesusG2424 ChristG5547. So we, tooG2532G1473, have believedG4100 inG1519 ChristG5547 JesusG2424, thatG2443 we may be justifiedG1344 byG1537 faithG4102 in ChristG5547 andG2532 notG3756 byG1537 worksG2041 of the lawG3551, becauseG3754 byG1537 worksG2041 of the lawG3551 no oneG3756G3956G4561 will be justifiedG1344.

17ButG1161 ifG1487, while we seekG2212 to be justifiedG1344 inG1722 ChristG5547, we ourselvesG846G2532 are found to beG2147 sinnersG268, does that makeG686 ChristG5547 a ministerG1249 of sinG266? Certainly notG3361G1096! 18IfG1487 I rebuildG3618G3825 whatG3778 I have already torn downG2647, I proveG4921 myselfG1683 to be a lawbreakerG3848.

19ForG1063 throughG1223 the lawG3551 IG1473 diedG599 to the lawG3551 so thatG2443 I might liveG2198 to GodG2316. 20I have been crucified withG4957 ChristG5547, andG1161 IG1473 no longerG3765 liveG2198, butG1161 ChristG5547 livesG2198 inG1722 meG1473. TheG3739 life I liveG3568G2198 inG1722 the bodyG4561, I liveG2198 byG1722 faithG4102 in theG3588 SonG5207 of GodG2316, whoG3588 lovedG25 meG1473 andG2532 gave Himself upG3860G1438 forG5228 meG1473. 21I do not set asideG3756G114 theG3588 graceG5485 of GodG2316. ForG1063 ifG1487 righteousnessG1343 comes throughG1223 the lawG3551, thenG686 ChristG5547 diedG599 for nothingG1432.