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Galatians 2:8-21

8(for He who effectuallyG1754 workedG1754 for PeterG4074 in his 1apostleshipG651 2to the circumcisedG4061 effectuallyG1754 workedG1754 for me alsoG2532 to the GentilesG1484), 9and recognizingG1097 3the graceG5485 that had been givenG1325 to me, 45JamesG2385 and 6CephasG2786 and JohnG2491, who were 7reputedG1380 to be 8pillarsG4769, gaveG1325 to me and 9BarnabasG921 the 10rightG1188 11handG1188 of fellowshipG2842, soG2443 that we might 12go to the GentilesG1484 and they to the circumcisedG4061. 10They onlyG3440 asked us to rememberG3421 the poorG4434--13the veryG846 thingG846 I alsoG2532 was eagerG4704 to doG4160.

11But whenG3753 14CephasG2786 cameG2064 to 15AntiochG490, I opposedG436 him to his faceG4383, becauseG3754 he 16stood condemnedG2607. 12For priorG4253 to the comingG2064 of certainG5100 menG5100 from 1718JamesG2385, he used to 19eatG4906 with the GentilesG1484; but whenG3753 they cameG2064, he began to withdrawG5288 and holdG873 himselfG1438 aloofG873, 20fearingG5399 21the party of the circumcisionG4061. 13The restG3062 of the JewsG2453 joinedG4942 him in hypocrisyG4942, with the resultG5620 that evenG2532 22BarnabasG921 was carriedG4879 awayG4879 by their hypocrisyG5272. 14But whenG3753 I sawG3708 that they 23were not 24straightforwardG3716 aboutG4314 25the truthG225 of the gospelG2098, I saidG3004 to 26CephasG2786 in the presenceG1715 of allG3956, “IfG1487 you, beingG5225 a JewG2453, 27liveG2198 likeG1483 the GentilesG1483 and not likeG2452 the JewsG2452, howG4459 is it that you compelG315 the GentilesG1484 to liveG2450 likeG2450 JewsG2450?28

15“We are 29JewsG2453 by natureG5449 and not 30sinnersG268 from amongG1537 the GentilesG1484; 16neverthelessG1161 knowingG3609 that 31a manG444 is not justifiedG1344 by the worksG2041 of 32the LawG3551 but throughG1223 faithG4102 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424, evenG2532 we have believedG4100 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424, soG2443 that we may be justifiedG1344 by 33faithG4102 in ChristG5547 and not by the worksG2041 of 34the LawG3551; sinceG3754 35by the worksG2041 of 36the LawG3551 noG3756G3956 37fleshG4561 will be justifiedG1344. 17But ifG1487, while seekingG2212 to be justifiedG1344 in ChristG5547, we ourselvesG846 have alsoG2532 been foundG2147 38sinnersG268, is ChristG5547 thenG686 a ministerG1249 of sinG266? 39May it neverG3361 be! 18For ifG1487 I rebuildG3618 whatG3739 I have once destroyedG2647, I 40proveG4921 myselfG1683 to be a transgressorG3848. 19For throughG1223 41the LawG3551 I 42diedG599 to 43the LawG3551, soG2443 that I might liveG2198 to GodG2316. 20I have been 44crucifiedG4957 with ChristG5547; and it is noG3765 longerG3765 I who liveG2198, but 45ChristG5547 livesG2198 in me; and 46the life whichG3739 I nowG3568 liveG2198 in the fleshG4561 I liveG2198 by faithG4102 in 47the SonG5207 of GodG2316, who 48lovedG25 me and 49gaveG3860 HimselfG1438 up for me. 21I do not nullifyG114 the graceG5485 of GodG2316, for 50ifG1487 righteousnessG1343 comes throughG1223 51the LawG3551, thenG686 ChristG5547 diedG599 needlesslyG1431.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Galatians 2:8 Acts 1:25 ↩
  2. 2. Galatians 2:8 Lit of the circumcision ↩
  3. 3. Galatians 2:9 Rom 12:3 ↩
  4. 4. Galatians 2:9 Or Jacob ↩
  5. 5. Galatians 2:9 Acts 12:17; Gal 2:12 ↩
  6. 6. Galatians 2:9 Luke 22:8; Gal 1:18; 2:7, 11, 14 ↩
  7. 7. Galatians 2:9 2 Cor 11:5; 12:11; Gal 2:2, 6; 6:3 ↩
  8. 8. Galatians 2:9 1 Tim 3:15; Rev 3:12 ↩
  9. 9. Galatians 2:9 Acts 4:36; Gal 2:1, 13 ↩
  10. 10. Galatians 2:9 2 Kin 10:15 ↩
  11. 11. Galatians 2:9 Lit hands ↩
  12. 12. Galatians 2:9 Gal 1:16 ↩
  13. 13. Galatians 2:10 Acts 24:17 ↩
  14. 14. Galatians 2:11 Gal 1:18; 2:7, 9, 14 ↩
  15. 15. Galatians 2:11 Acts 11:19; 15:1 ↩
  16. 16. Galatians 2:11 Or was to be condemned; lit was one who was condemned, or, was self-condemned ↩
  17. 17. Galatians 2:12 Or Jacob ↩
  18. 18. Galatians 2:12 Acts 12:17; Gal 2:9 ↩
  19. 19. Galatians 2:12 Acts 11:3 ↩
  20. 20. Galatians 2:12 Acts 11:2 ↩
  21. 21. Galatians 2:12 Or converts from the circumcised; lit those from the circumcision ↩
  22. 22. Galatians 2:13 Acts 4:36; Gal 2:1, 9 ↩
  23. 23. Galatians 2:14 Heb 12:13 ↩
  24. 24. Galatians 2:14 Or progressing toward; lit walking straightly ↩
  25. 25. Galatians 2:14 Gal 1:6; 2:5; Col 1:5 ↩
  26. 26. Galatians 2:14 Gal 1:18; 2:7, 9, 11 ↩
  27. 27. Galatians 2:14 Acts 10:28; Gal 2:12 ↩
  28. 28. Galatians 2:14 Some close the direct quotation here, others extend it through v 21 ↩
  29. 29. Galatians 2:15 Phil 3:4f ↩
  30. 30. Galatians 2:15 1 Sam 15:18; Luke 24:7 ↩
  31. 31. Galatians 2:16 Acts 13:39; Gal 3:11 ↩
  32. 32. Galatians 2:16 Or law ↩
  33. 33. Galatians 2:16 Rom 3:22; 9:30 ↩
  34. 34. Galatians 2:16 Or law ↩
  35. 35. Galatians 2:16 Ps 143:2; Rom 3:20 ↩
  36. 36. Galatians 2:16 Or law ↩
  37. 37. Galatians 2:16 Or mortal man ↩
  38. 38. Galatians 2:17 Gal 2:15 ↩
  39. 39. Galatians 2:17 Luke 20:16; Gal 3:21 ↩
  40. 40. Galatians 2:18 Rom 3:5 ↩
  41. 41. Galatians 2:19 Or law ↩
  42. 42. Galatians 2:19 Rom 6:2; 7:4; 1 Cor 9:20 ↩
  43. 43. Galatians 2:19 Or law ↩
  44. 44. Galatians 2:20 Rom 6:6; Gal 5:24; 6:14 ↩
  45. 45. Galatians 2:20 Rom 8:10 ↩
  46. 46. Galatians 2:20 Or insofar as I ↩
  47. 47. Galatians 2:20 Matt 4:3 ↩
  48. 48. Galatians 2:20 Rom 8:37 ↩
  49. 49. Galatians 2:20 Gal 1:4 ↩
  50. 50. Galatians 2:21 Gal 3:21 ↩
  51. 51. Galatians 2:21 Or law ↩

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