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New American Standard Bible 2020

Galatians 2:7-21

7But on the contrary, seeing that I had been 1entrusted with the 2gospel 3to the uncircumcised, just as 4Peter had been 5to the circumcised 8(for He who was at work for Peter in his 6apostleship 7to the circumcised was at work for me also to the Gentiles), 9and recognizing 8the grace that had been given to me, 910James and 1112Cephas and John, who were 13reputed to be 14pillars, gave to me and 15Barnabas the 16right 17hand of fellowship, so that we might 18go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. 10They only asked us to remember the poor--19the very thing I also was eager to do.

11But when 20Cephas came to 21Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he 22stood condemned. 12For prior to the coming of some men from 2324James, he used to 25eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to withdraw and separate himself, 26fearing those from the circumcision. 13The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even 27Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. 14But when I saw that they 28were not 29straightforward about 30the truth of the gospel, I said to 31Cephas in the presence of all, “If you, being a Jew, 32live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?33

15“We are 34Jews by nature and not 35sinners from the Gentiles; 16nevertheless, knowing that 36a person is not justified by works of 37the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by 38faith in Christ and not by works of 39the Law; since 40by works of 41the Law no 42flesh will be justified. 17But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found 43sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? 4445Far from it! 18For if I rebuild what I have once destroyed, I 46prove myself to be a wrongdoer. 19For through 47the Law I 48died to 49the Law, so that I might live for God. 20I have been 50crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but 51Christ lives in me; and 52the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in 53the Son of God, who 54loved me and 55gave Himself up for me. 21I do not nullify the grace of God, for 56if righteousness comes through 57the Law, then Christ died needlessly.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Galatians 2:7 1 Cor 9:17; 1 Thess 2:4; 1 Tim 1:11 ↩
  2. 2. Galatians 2:7 Acts 9:15; Gal 1:16 ↩
  3. 3. Galatians 2:7 Lit of the uncircumcision; i.e., to Gentiles ↩
  4. 4. Galatians 2:7 Gal 1:18; 2:9, 11, 14 ↩
  5. 5. Galatians 2:7 Lit of the circumcision; i.e., to Jews ↩
  6. 6. Galatians 2:8 Acts 1:25 ↩
  7. 7. Galatians 2:8 See note 2 v 7 ↩
  8. 8. Galatians 2:9 Rom 12:3 ↩
  9. 9. Galatians 2:9 Or Jacob ↩
  10. 10. Galatians 2:9 Acts 12:17; Gal 2:12 ↩
  11. 11. Galatians 2:9 I.e., Peter ↩
  12. 12. Galatians 2:9 Luke 22:8; Gal 1:18; 2:7, 11, 14 ↩
  13. 13. Galatians 2:9 2 Cor 11:5; 12:11; Gal 2:2, 6; 6:3 ↩
  14. 14. Galatians 2:9 1 Tim 3:15; Rev 3:12 ↩
  15. 15. Galatians 2:9 Acts 4:36; Gal 2:1, 13 ↩
  16. 16. Galatians 2:9 2 Kin 10:15 ↩
  17. 17. Galatians 2:9 Lit hands ↩
  18. 18. Galatians 2:9 Gal 1:16 ↩
  19. 19. Galatians 2:10 Acts 24:17 ↩
  20. 20. Galatians 2:11 Gal 1:18; 2:7, 9, 14 ↩
  21. 21. Galatians 2:11 Acts 11:19; 15:1 ↩
  22. 22. Galatians 2:11 Or was to be condemned; lit was one who was condemned; or was self-condemned ↩
  23. 23. Galatians 2:12 Or Jacob ↩
  24. 24. Galatians 2:12 Acts 12:17; Gal 2:9 ↩
  25. 25. Galatians 2:12 Acts 11:3 ↩
  26. 26. Galatians 2:12 Acts 11:2 ↩
  27. 27. Galatians 2:13 Acts 4:36; Gal 2:1, 9 ↩
  28. 28. Galatians 2:14 Heb 12:13 ↩
  29. 29. Galatians 2:14 Or progressing toward; lit walking straightly ↩
  30. 30. Galatians 2:14 Gal 1:6; 2:5; Col 1:5 ↩
  31. 31. Galatians 2:14 Gal 1:18; 2:7, 9, 11 ↩
  32. 32. Galatians 2:14 Acts 10:28; Gal 2:12 ↩
  33. 33. Galatians 2:14 Some close the direct quotation here, others extend it through v 21 ↩
  34. 34. Galatians 2:15 Phil 3:4f ↩
  35. 35. Galatians 2:15 1 Sam 15:18; Luke 24:7 ↩
  36. 36. Galatians 2:16 Acts 13:39; Gal 3:11 ↩
  37. 37. Galatians 2:16 Or law ↩
  38. 38. Galatians 2:16 Rom 3:22; 9:30 ↩
  39. 39. Galatians 2:16 Or law ↩
  40. 40. Galatians 2:16 Ps 143:2; Rom 3:20 ↩
  41. 41. Galatians 2:16 Or law ↩
  42. 42. Galatians 2:16 Or mortal man ↩
  43. 43. Galatians 2:17 Gal 2:15 ↩
  44. 44. Galatians 2:17 Lit May it never happen! ↩
  45. 45. Galatians 2:17 Luke 20:16; Gal 3:21 ↩
  46. 46. Galatians 2:18 Rom 3:5 ↩
  47. 47. Galatians 2:19 Or law ↩
  48. 48. Galatians 2:19 Rom 6:2; 7:4; 1 Cor 9:20 ↩
  49. 49. Galatians 2:19 Or law ↩
  50. 50. Galatians 2:20 Rom 6:6; Gal 5:24; 6:14 ↩
  51. 51. Galatians 2:20 Rom 8:10 ↩
  52. 52. Galatians 2:20 Or insofar as I ↩
  53. 53. Galatians 2:20 Matt 4:3 ↩
  54. 54. Galatians 2:20 Rom 8:37 ↩
  55. 55. Galatians 2:20 Gal 1:4 ↩
  56. 56. Galatians 2:21 Gal 3:21 ↩
  57. 57. Galatians 2:21 Or law ↩

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