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Galatians 2:4-21

4But it was becauseG1223 of the 1falseG5569 brethrenG5569 secretlyG3920 broughtG3920 in, who 2had sneakedG3920 in to spyG2684 out our 3libertyG1657 whichG3739 we haveG2192 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424, in orderG2443 to 4bringG2615 us into bondageG2615. 5But we did not yieldG1502 in subjectionG5292 to them for evenG3761 an hourG5610, soG2443 that 5the truthG225 of the gospelG2098 would remainG1265 with you. 6But from thoseG3588 who 6were of highG5100 7reputationG1380 (whatG3697 they were makesG1308 noG3762 differenceG1308 to me; 8GodG2316 9showsG2983 noG3756 partialityG4383)--wellG1063, thoseG3588 who were of reputationG1380 contributedG4323 nothingG3762 to me. 7But on the contraryG5121, seeingG3708 that I had been 10entrustedG4100 with the 11gospelG2098 12to the uncircumcisedG203, justG2531 as 13PeterG4074 had been 14to the circumcisedG4061 8(for He who effectuallyG1754 workedG1754 for PeterG4074 in his 15apostleshipG651 16to the circumcisedG4061 effectuallyG1754 workedG1754 for me alsoG2532 to the GentilesG1484), 9and recognizingG1097 17the graceG5485 that had been givenG1325 to me, 1819JamesG2385 and 20CephasG2786 and JohnG2491, who were 21reputedG1380 to be 22pillarsG4769, gaveG1325 to me and 23BarnabasG921 the 24rightG1188 25handG1188 of fellowshipG2842, soG2443 that we might 26go to the GentilesG1484 and they to the circumcisedG4061. 10They onlyG3440 asked us to rememberG3421 the poorG4434--27the veryG846 thingG846 I alsoG2532 was eagerG4704 to doG4160.

11But whenG3753 28CephasG2786 cameG2064 to 29AntiochG490, I opposedG436 him to his faceG4383, becauseG3754 he 30stood condemnedG2607. 12For priorG4253 to the comingG2064 of certainG5100 menG5100 from 3132JamesG2385, he used to 33eatG4906 with the GentilesG1484; but whenG3753 they cameG2064, he began to withdrawG5288 and holdG873 himselfG1438 aloofG873, 34fearingG5399 35the party of the circumcisionG4061. 13The restG3062 of the JewsG2453 joinedG4942 him in hypocrisyG4942, with the resultG5620 that evenG2532 36BarnabasG921 was carriedG4879 awayG4879 by their hypocrisyG5272. 14But whenG3753 I sawG3708 that they 37were not 38straightforwardG3716 aboutG4314 39the truthG225 of the gospelG2098, I saidG3004 to 40CephasG2786 in the presenceG1715 of allG3956, “IfG1487 you, beingG5225 a JewG2453, 41liveG2198 likeG1483 the GentilesG1483 and not likeG2452 the JewsG2452, howG4459 is it that you compelG315 the GentilesG1484 to liveG2450 likeG2450 JewsG2450?42

15“We are 43JewsG2453 by natureG5449 and not 44sinnersG268 from amongG1537 the GentilesG1484; 16neverthelessG1161 knowingG3609 that 45a manG444 is not justifiedG1344 by the worksG2041 of 46the LawG3551 but throughG1223 faithG4102 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424, evenG2532 we have believedG4100 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424, soG2443 that we may be justifiedG1344 by 47faithG4102 in ChristG5547 and not by the worksG2041 of 48the LawG3551; sinceG3754 49by the worksG2041 of 50the LawG3551 noG3756G3956 51fleshG4561 will be justifiedG1344. 17But ifG1487, while seekingG2212 to be justifiedG1344 in ChristG5547, we ourselvesG846 have alsoG2532 been foundG2147 52sinnersG268, is ChristG5547 thenG686 a ministerG1249 of sinG266? 53May it neverG3361 be! 18For ifG1487 I rebuildG3618 whatG3739 I have once destroyedG2647, I 54proveG4921 myselfG1683 to be a transgressorG3848. 19For throughG1223 55the LawG3551 I 56diedG599 to 57the LawG3551, soG2443 that I might liveG2198 to GodG2316. 20I have been 58crucifiedG4957 with ChristG5547; and it is noG3765 longerG3765 I who liveG2198, but 59ChristG5547 livesG2198 in me; and 60the life whichG3739 I nowG3568 liveG2198 in the fleshG4561 I liveG2198 by faithG4102 in 61the SonG5207 of GodG2316, who 62lovedG25 me and 63gaveG3860 HimselfG1438 up for me. 21I do not nullifyG114 the graceG5485 of GodG2316, for 64ifG1487 righteousnessG1343 comes throughG1223 65the LawG3551, thenG686 ChristG5547 diedG599 needlesslyG1431.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Galatians 2:4 Acts 15:1, 24; 2 Cor 11:13, 26; Gal 1:7 ↩
  2. 2. Galatians 2:4 2 Pet 2:1; Jude 4 ↩
  3. 3. Galatians 2:4 Gal 5:1, 13; James 1:25 ↩
  4. 4. Galatians 2:4 Rom 8:15; 2 Cor 11:20 ↩
  5. 5. Galatians 2:5 Gal 1:6; 2:14; Col 1:5 ↩
  6. 6. Galatians 2:6 Lit seemed to be something ↩
  7. 7. Galatians 2:6 2 Cor 11:5; 12:11; Gal 2:9; 6:3 ↩
  8. 8. Galatians 2:6 Acts 10:34 ↩
  9. 9. Galatians 2:6 Lit does not receive a face ↩
  10. 10. Galatians 2:7 1 Cor 9:17; 1 Thess 2:4; 1 Tim 1:11 ↩
  11. 11. Galatians 2:7 Acts 9:15; Gal 1:16 ↩
  12. 12. Galatians 2:7 Lit of the uncircumcision ↩
  13. 13. Galatians 2:7 Gal 1:18; 2:9, 11, 14 ↩
  14. 14. Galatians 2:7 Lit of the circumcision ↩
  15. 15. Galatians 2:8 Acts 1:25 ↩
  16. 16. Galatians 2:8 Lit of the circumcision ↩
  17. 17. Galatians 2:9 Rom 12:3 ↩
  18. 18. Galatians 2:9 Or Jacob ↩
  19. 19. Galatians 2:9 Acts 12:17; Gal 2:12 ↩
  20. 20. Galatians 2:9 Luke 22:8; Gal 1:18; 2:7, 11, 14 ↩
  21. 21. Galatians 2:9 2 Cor 11:5; 12:11; Gal 2:2, 6; 6:3 ↩
  22. 22. Galatians 2:9 1 Tim 3:15; Rev 3:12 ↩
  23. 23. Galatians 2:9 Acts 4:36; Gal 2:1, 13 ↩
  24. 24. Galatians 2:9 2 Kin 10:15 ↩
  25. 25. Galatians 2:9 Lit hands ↩
  26. 26. Galatians 2:9 Gal 1:16 ↩
  27. 27. Galatians 2:10 Acts 24:17 ↩
  28. 28. Galatians 2:11 Gal 1:18; 2:7, 9, 14 ↩
  29. 29. Galatians 2:11 Acts 11:19; 15:1 ↩
  30. 30. Galatians 2:11 Or was to be condemned; lit was one who was condemned, or, was self-condemned ↩
  31. 31. Galatians 2:12 Or Jacob ↩
  32. 32. Galatians 2:12 Acts 12:17; Gal 2:9 ↩
  33. 33. Galatians 2:12 Acts 11:3 ↩
  34. 34. Galatians 2:12 Acts 11:2 ↩
  35. 35. Galatians 2:12 Or converts from the circumcised; lit those from the circumcision ↩
  36. 36. Galatians 2:13 Acts 4:36; Gal 2:1, 9 ↩
  37. 37. Galatians 2:14 Heb 12:13 ↩
  38. 38. Galatians 2:14 Or progressing toward; lit walking straightly ↩
  39. 39. Galatians 2:14 Gal 1:6; 2:5; Col 1:5 ↩
  40. 40. Galatians 2:14 Gal 1:18; 2:7, 9, 11 ↩
  41. 41. Galatians 2:14 Acts 10:28; Gal 2:12 ↩
  42. 42. Galatians 2:14 Some close the direct quotation here, others extend it through v 21 ↩
  43. 43. Galatians 2:15 Phil 3:4f ↩
  44. 44. Galatians 2:15 1 Sam 15:18; Luke 24:7 ↩
  45. 45. Galatians 2:16 Acts 13:39; Gal 3:11 ↩
  46. 46. Galatians 2:16 Or law ↩
  47. 47. Galatians 2:16 Rom 3:22; 9:30 ↩
  48. 48. Galatians 2:16 Or law ↩
  49. 49. Galatians 2:16 Ps 143:2; Rom 3:20 ↩
  50. 50. Galatians 2:16 Or law ↩
  51. 51. Galatians 2:16 Or mortal man ↩
  52. 52. Galatians 2:17 Gal 2:15 ↩
  53. 53. Galatians 2:17 Luke 20:16; Gal 3:21 ↩
  54. 54. Galatians 2:18 Rom 3:5 ↩
  55. 55. Galatians 2:19 Or law ↩
  56. 56. Galatians 2:19 Rom 6:2; 7:4; 1 Cor 9:20 ↩
  57. 57. Galatians 2:19 Or law ↩
  58. 58. Galatians 2:20 Rom 6:6; Gal 5:24; 6:14 ↩
  59. 59. Galatians 2:20 Rom 8:10 ↩
  60. 60. Galatians 2:20 Or insofar as I ↩
  61. 61. Galatians 2:20 Matt 4:3 ↩
  62. 62. Galatians 2:20 Rom 8:37 ↩
  63. 63. Galatians 2:20 Gal 1:4 ↩
  64. 64. Galatians 2:21 Gal 3:21 ↩
  65. 65. Galatians 2:21 Or law ↩

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