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Galatians 2:7-15

7But on the contraryτοὐναντίον,tounantionG5121,seeingG3708that I had beenentrustedπεπίστευμαιpepisteumaiG4100with thegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098to the uncircumcisedἀκροβυστίαςakrobustiasG203,justG2531asG2531PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074had beento the circumcisedπεριτομῆς,peritomēsG4061

8(for He who was at workἐνεργήσαςenergēsasG1754for PeterΠέτρῳPetrōG4074in hisapostleshipἀποστολὴνapostolēnG651to the circumcisedπεριτομῆςperitomēsG4061was at workἐνήργησενenērgēsenG1754for me alsoκαὶkaiG2532to the Gentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484),

9and recognizingγνόντεςgnontesG1097the graceχάρινcharinG5485that had been givenδοθεῖσάνdotheisanG1325to me,JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbosG2385andCephasΚηφᾶςKēphasG2786and JohnἸωάννης,IōannēsG2491, who werereputedδοκοῦντεςdokountesG1380to bepillarsστῦλοιstuloiG4769,gaveἔδωκανedōkanG1325to me andBarnabasΒαρναβᾷBarnabaG921therightδεξιὰςdexiasG1188handG1188of fellowshipκοινωνίας,koinōniasG2842,soG2443thatG2443we might goto the Gentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484,and they to the circumcisedπεριτομήν,peritomēnG4061.

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

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

12For priorπρὸproG4253to the comingἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064of someG5100menG5100fromJamesἸακώβουIakōbouG2385, he used toeatσυνήσθιεν·sunēsthienG4906with the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484;but whenὅτεhoteG3753they cameἦλθον,ēlthonG2064, he beganto withdrawὑπέστελλενhupestellenG5288and separateἀφώριζενaphōrizenG873himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,fearingφοβούμενοςphoboumenosG5399those from the circumcisionπεριτομῆς·peritomēsG4061.

13The restλοιποὶloipoiG3062of the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453joinedG4942him inG4942hypocrisyG4942,withG5620theG5620resultG5620thatG5620evenG2532BarnabasΒαρναβᾶςBarnabasG921was carriedG4879awayσυναπήχθηsunapēchthēG4879by their hypocrisyὑποκρίσει.hupokriseiG5272.

14But whenὅτεhoteG3753I sawG3708that they were notstraightforwardὀρθοποδοῦσινorthopodousinG3716aboutπρὸςprosG4314the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225of the gospelεὐαγγελίου,euangeliouG2098,I saidG3004toCephasΚηφᾷKēphaG2786inG1715theG1715presenceG1715of allπάντων·pantōnG3956, “IfεἰeiG1487you, beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaiosG2453,liveζῇς,zēasG2198likeG1483the GentilesG1483and not likeG2452the JewsG2452,howπῶςpōsG4459is it thatyou compelἀναγκάζειςanagkazeisG315the GentilesἔθνηethnēG1484to liveG2450likeG2450JewsG2450?

15“We areJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453by natureφύσειphuseiG5449and notsinnersἁμαρτωλοί·hamartōloiG268from the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484;

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