New American Standard Bible 1995

Galatians 2

The Council at Jerusalem

1ThenἜπειταEpeitaG1899afterδιὰdiaG1223an interval of fourteenδεκατεσσάρωνdekatessarōnG1180yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094IwentἀνέβηνanebēnG305up againπάλινpalinG3825to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414withBarnabasΒαρναβᾶBarnabaG921,takingG4838TitusΤίτον·TitonG5103alongG4838alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

2It was becauseκατὰkataG2596of arevelationἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602that I wentἀνέβηνanebēnG305up; and I submittedἀνεθέμηνanethemēnG394to them thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098whichὃhoG3739I preachκηρύσσωkērussōG2784amongἐνenG1722the Gentilesἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484, but I did soin privateκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398to thoseG3588who were of reputationδοκοῦσιν,dokousinG1380,for fearG3381that I might berunningτρέχωtrechōG5143,orἢēG2228had runἔδραμον.edramonG5143,in vainκενὸνkenonG2756.

3But not evenοὐδὲoudeG3761TitusΤίτοςTitosG5103,whoὁhoG3588was with me, though he was a GreekἝλληνHellēnG1672, wascompelledἠναγκάσθηēnagkasthēG315to be circumcisedπεριτμηθῆναι·peritmēthēnaiG4059.

4But it wasbecauseδιὰdiaG1223of thefalseψευδαδέλφους,pseudadelphousG5569brethrenG5569secretlyG3920broughtG3920in, whohad sneakedG3920in to spyκατασκοπῆσαιkataskopēsaiG2684out ourlibertyἐλευθερίανeleutherianG1657whichἣνhēnG3739we haveἔχομενechomenG2192in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,in orderἵναinaG2443tobringG2615us into bondageG2615.

5But we did not yieldεἴξαμενeixamenG1502in subjectionὑποταγῇ,hupotagēaG5292to them for evenοὐδὲoudeG3761an hourὥρανhōranG5610,soἵναinaG2443thatthe truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225of the gospelεὐαγγελίουeuangeliouG2098would remainδιαμείνῃdiameinēG1265with you.

6But from thoseG3588whowere of highτι,tiG5100reputationδοκούντωνdokountōnG1380(whatὁποῖοίhopoioiG3697they were makesG1308noοὐδένoudenG3762differenceG1308to me;GodθεὸςtheosG2316showsλαμβάνει·lambaneiG2983noοὐouG3756partialityπρόσωπονprosōponG4383)--wellγὰρgarG1063,thoseG3588who were of reputationδοκοῦντεςdokountesG1380contributedπροσανέθεντο,prosanethentoG4323nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762to me.

7But on the contraryτοὐναντίον,tounantionG5121,seeingG3708that I had beenentrustedπεπίστευμαιpepisteumaiG4100with thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098to the uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαςakrobustiasG203,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531asPeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074had beento the circumcisedπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061

8(for He who effectuallyG1754workedG1754for PeterΠέτρῳPetrōG4074in hisapostleshipἀποστολὴνapostolēnG651to the circumcisedπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061effectuallyG1754workedG1754for me alsoκαὶkaiG2532to the Gentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484),

9and recognizingγνόντεςgnontesG1097the graceχάρινcharinG5485that had been givenδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325to me,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385andCephasΚηφᾶςKēphasG2786and JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491, who werereputedδοκοῦντεςdokountesG1380to bepillarsστῦλοιstuloiG4769,gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325to me andBarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921therightδεξιὰςdexiasG1188handG1188of fellowshipκοινωνίας,koinōniasG2842,soἵναinaG2443that we might goto the Gentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484and they to the circumcisedπεριτομήν,peritomēnG4061.

10TheyonlyG3440askedus to rememberμνημονεύωμεν·mnēmoneuōmenG3421the poorπτωχῶνptōchōnG4434--the veryG846thingG846I alsoκαὶkaiG2532was eagerἐσπούδασαespoudasaG4704to doποιῆσαι.¶poiēsaiG4160.

Peter (Cephas) Opposed by Paul

11But whenὍτεHoteG3753CephasΚηφᾶςKēphasG2786cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toAntiochἈντιόχειαν,AntiocheianG490,I opposedἀντέστην,antestēnG436him to his faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383,becauseὅτιhotiG3754hestood condemnedκατεγνωσμένοςkategnōsmenosG2607.

12For priorπρὸproG4253to the comingἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064of certainτιναςtinasG5100menG5100fromJamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385, he used toeatσυνήσθιεν·sunēsthienG4906with the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484;but whenὅτεhoteG3753they cameἦλθον,ēlthonG2064, he beganto withdrawὑπέστελλενhupestellenG5288and holdG873himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438aloofG873,fearingφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399the party of the circumcisionπεριτομῆς·peritomēsG4061.

13The restλοιποὶloipoiG3062of the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453joinedG4942him in hypocrisyG4942,with the resultὥστεhōsteG5620that evenG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921was carriedG4879awayσυναπήχθηsunapēchthēG4879by their hypocrisyὑποκρίσει.hupokriseiG5272.

14But whenὅτεhoteG3753I sawG3708that they were notstraightforwardὀρθοποδοῦσινorthopodousinG3716aboutπρὸςprosG4314the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225of the gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098,I saidG3004toCephasΚηφᾷKēphaG2786in the presenceἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715of allπάντων·pantōnG3956, “IfεἰeiG1487you, beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,liveζῇς,zēasG2198likeG1483the GentilesG1483and not likeG2452the JewsG2452,howπῶςpōsG4459is it thatyou compelἀναγκάζειςanagkazeisG315the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484to liveG2450likeG2450JewsG2450?

15“We areJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453by natureφύσειphuseiG5449and notsinnersἁμαρτωλοί·hamartōloiG268from amongἐξexG1537the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484;

16neverthelessδὲdeG1161knowingG3609thata manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is not justifiedδικαιοῦταιdikaioutaiG1344by the worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe LawνόμουnomouG3551but throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,evenG2532we have believedἐπιστεύσαμεν,episteusamenG4100in ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,soἵναinaG2443that we may be justifiedδικαιωθῶμενdikaiōthōmenG1344byfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and not by the worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe Lawνόμου·nomouG3551;sinceG3754by the worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe LawνόμουnomouG3551noπᾶσαpasaG3756 G3956fleshσάρξ.sarxG4561will be justifiedδικαιωθήσεταιdikaiōthēsetaiG1344.

17But ifεἰeiG1487,while seekingζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to be justifiedδικαιωθῆναιdikaiōthēnaiG1344in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,we ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846have alsoκαὶkaiG2532been foundεὑρέθημενheurethēmenG2147sinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268,is ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547thenG686a ministerδιάκονος;diakonosG1249of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266?May it neverμὴmēG3361be!

18For ifεἰeiG1487I rebuildοἰκοδομῶ,oikodomōG3618whatἃhaG3739I have oncedestroyedκατέλυσα,katelusaG2647, Iproveσυνιστάνω·sunistanōG4921myselfG1683to be a transgressorπαραβάτηνparabatēnG3848.

19For throughδιὰdiaG1223the LawνόμουnomouG3551Idiedἀπέθανον,apethanonG599tothe LawνόμῳnomōG3551,soἵναinaG2443that I might liveζήσω.zēsōG2198to GodθεῷtheōG2316.

20I have beencrucifiedG4957with ChristΧριστός·ChristosG5547;and it is noG3765longerG3765I who liveζῶzōG2198, butChristG5547livesζῇzēaG2198in me; and the lifewhichὃhoG3739I nowνῦνnunG3568liveζῶzōG2198in the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561I liveζῶzōG2198by faithπίστειpisteiG4102inthe SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, wholovedἀγαπήσαντόςagapēsantosG25me andgaveπαραδόντοςparadontosG3860Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438up for me.

21I do not nullifyἀθετῶathetōG114the graceχάρινcharinG5485of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316, forifεἰeiG1487righteousnessδικαιοσύνη,dikaiosunēG1343comesthroughδιὰdiaG1223the LawνόμουnomouG3551,thenἄραaraG686ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανεν.¶apethanenG599needlesslyG1431.”

The Council at Jerusalem

Peter (Cephas) Opposed by Paul

Commentaries on Galatians 2