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Galatians 2:9-21

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;

16neverthelessδὲdeG1161,knowingG3609thata personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is not justifiedδικαιοῦταιdikaioutaiG1344by worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe LawνόμουnomouG3551but throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,evenG2532we have believedἐπιστεύσαμεν,episteusamenG4100in ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,soG2443thatG2443we may be justifiedδικαιωθῶμενdikaiōthōmenG1344byfaithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102in ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and not by worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe Lawνόμου·nomouG3551;sinceG3754by worksἔργωνergōnG2041ofthe LawνόμουnomouG3551noπᾶσαpasaG3756 G3956fleshσάρξ.sarxG4561will be justifiedδικαιωθήσεταιdikaiōthēsetaiG1344.

17But ifεἰeiG1487,while seekingζητοῦντεςzētountesG2212to be justifiedδικαιωθῆναιdikaiōthēnaiG1344in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,we ourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846have alsoκαὶkaiG2532been foundεὑρέθημενheurethēmenG2147sinnersἁμαρτωλοί,hamartōloiG268,is ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547thenἆραaraG687a servantδιάκονος;diakonosG1249of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266?FarG3361fromG3361it!

18For ifεἰeiG1487I rebuildοἰκοδομῶ,oikodomōG3618whatἃhaG3739I have oncedestroyedκατέλυσα,katelusaG2647, Iproveσυνιστάνω·sunistanōG4921myselfG1683to be a wrongdoerπαραβάτηνparabatēnG3848.

19For throughδιὰdiaG1223the LawνόμουnomouG3551Idiedἀπέθανον,apethanonG599tothe LawνόμῳnomōG3551,soG2443thatG2443I might liveζήσω.zēsōG2198for 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 andgaveG3860Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438upG3860for me.

21I do not nullifyἀθετῶathetōG114the graceχάρινcharinG5485of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316, forifεἰeiG1487righteousnessδικαιοσύνη,dikaiosunēG1343comesthroughδιὰdiaG1223the LawνόμουnomouG3551,thenἄραaraG686ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανεν.¶apethanenG599needlesslyδωρεὰνdōreanG1432.”

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