Galatians 2

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The Council at Jerusalem

¹Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.

¹Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, having taken along Titus also.

²I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.

²Now I went up according to a revelation, and I set before them the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles; but in private to those esteemed, lest somehow I might be running or had run in vain.

³Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.

³But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised,

⁴This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

⁴even because of the false brothers introduced stealthily, who came in stealthily to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they will enslave us,

⁵We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.

⁵to whom we did not yield in submission for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel might remain with you.

⁶But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—^athose leaders added nothing to me.

⁶Now of those being esteemed to be something, whatever they were formerly makes no difference to me—God does not accept the face of man——for those being esteemed imparted nothing to me.

⁷On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.

⁷But on the contrary, having seen that I have been entrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision just as Peter of the circumcision—

⁸For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles.

⁸for the One having worked in Peter for an apostleship of the circumcision worked also in me for the Gentiles—

⁹And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas,^a and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

⁹and having known the grace having been given to me, James and Cephas and John, those esteemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we are unto the Gentiles, but they unto the circumcision,

¹⁰They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.

¹⁰only that we should remember the poor, also the same thing that I was eager to do.

Paul Confronts Cephas

¹¹When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.

¹¹But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he was standing condemned.

¹²For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.

¹²For before certain ones came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles. But when they came, he was drawing back and was separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision.

¹³The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.

¹³And also the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.

¹⁴When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”^a

¹⁴But when I saw that they are not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before all, “If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how do you compel the Gentiles to Judaize?”

¹⁵We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”

¹⁵We by nature Jews and not “sinners of the Gentiles,”

¹⁶know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

¹⁶are knowing now that a man is not justified by works of the law, except through faith from Jesus Christ. We also believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith from Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law not any flesh will be justified.

¹⁷But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!

¹⁷But if, seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? Never may it be!

¹⁸If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.

¹⁸For if I build again these things that I tore down, I prove myself a transgressor.

¹⁹For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.

²⁰I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

²⁰I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And that which I now live in the flesh, I live in faith of the Son of God, the One having loved me and having given up Himself for me.

²¹I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

²¹I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing.