Gal.2.1
Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
Gal.2.1
Fourteen years after that first visit, Barnabas and I went up to Jerusalem and took Titus with us.
Gal.2.1
Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
Gal.2.1
Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me.
Gal.2.1
Then fourteen years later I went back to Jerusalem again, this time with Barnabas; and Titus came along, too.
Gal.2.2
And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
Gal.2.2
I went to clarify with them what had been revealed to me. At that time I placed before them exactly what I was preaching to the non-Jews. I did this in private with the leaders, those held in esteem by the church, so that our concern would not become a controversial public issue, marred by ethnic tensions, exposing my years of work to denigration and endangering my present ministry.
Gal.2.2
I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I did this privately to those who seemed to be leaders, for fear that I was running or had run my race in vain.
Gal.2.2
And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means I might run, or had run, in vain.
Gal.2.2
I went there because God revealed to me that I should go. While I was there I talked privately with the leaders of the church. I wanted them to understand what I had been preaching to the Gentiles. I wanted to make sure they did not disagree, or my ministry would have been useless.
Gal.2.3
But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
Gal.2.3
Significantly, Titus, non-Jewish though he was, was not required to be circumcised.
Gal.2.3
Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
Gal.2.3
Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.
Gal.2.3
And they did agree. They did not even demand that my companion Titus be circumcised, though he was a Gentile.
Gal.2.4
And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
Gal.2.4
While we were in conference we were infiltrated by spies pretending to be Christians, who slipped in to find out just how free true Christians are. Their ulterior motive was to reduce us to their brand of servitude.
Gal.2.4
This matter arose because some false brothers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves.
Gal.2.4
And this occurred because of false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage),
Gal.2.4
Even that question wouldn't have come up except for some so-called Christians there--false ones, really--who came to spy on us and see our freedom in Christ Jesus. They wanted to force us, like slaves, to follow their Jewish regulations.
Gal.2.5
To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
Gal.2.5
We didn't give them the time of day. We were determined to preserve the truth of the Message for you.
Gal.2.5
We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might remain with you.
Gal.2.5
to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
Gal.2.5
But we refused to listen to them for a single moment. We wanted to preserve the truth of the Good News for you.
Gal.2.6
But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
Gal.2.6
As for those who were considered important in the church, their reputation doesn't concern me. God isn't impressed with mere appearances, and neither am I. And of course these leaders were able to add nothing to the message I had been preaching.
Gal.2.6
As for those who seemed to be important--whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not judge by external appearance--those men added nothing to my message.
Gal.2.6
But from those who seemed to be something--whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows personal favoritism to no man--for those who seemed to be something added nothing to me.
Gal.2.6
And the leaders of the church who were there had nothing to add to what I was preaching. (By the way, their reputation as great leaders made no difference to me, for God has no favorites.)
Gal.2.7
But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;
Gal.2.7
It was soon evident that God had entrusted me with the same message to the non-Jews as Peter had been preaching to the Jews.
Gal.2.7
On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as Peter had been to the Jews.
Gal.2.7
But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter
Gal.2.7
They saw that God had given me the responsibility of preaching the Good News to the Gentiles, just as he had given Peter the responsibility of preaching to the Jews.
Gal.2.8
For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
Gal.2.8
Recognizing that my calling had been given by God, James, Peter, and John--the pillars of the church--shook hands with me and Barnabas, assigning us to a ministry to the non-Jews, while they continued to be responsible for reaching out to the Jews.
Gal.2.8
For God, who was at work in the ministry of Peter as an apostle to the Jews, was also at work in my ministry as an apostle to the Gentiles.
Gal.2.8
(for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised also worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles),
Gal.2.8
For the same God who worked through Peter for the benefit of the Jews worked through me for the benefit of the Gentiles.
Gal.2.9
And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
Gal.2.9
The only additional thing they asked was that we remember the poor, and I was already eager to do that.
Gal.2.9
James, Peter and John, those reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the Jews.
Gal.2.9
and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
Gal.2.9
In fact, James, Peter, and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co-workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews.
Gal.2.10
Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
Gal.2.10
Later, when Peter came to Antioch, I had a face-to-face confrontation with him because he was clearly out of line.
Gal.2.10
All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
Gal.2.10
They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.
Gal.2.10
The only thing they suggested was that we remember to help the poor, and I have certainly been eager to do that.
Gal.2.11
But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
Gal.2.11
Here's the situation. Earlier, before certain persons had come from James, Peter regularly ate with the non-Jews. But when that conservative group came from Jerusalem, he cautiously pulled back and put as much distance as he could manage between himself and his non-Jewish friends. That's how fearful he was of the conservative Jewish clique that's been pushing the old system of circumcision.
Gal.2.11
When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong.
Gal.2.11
Now when Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed;
Gal.2.11
But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him publicly, speaking strongly against what he was doing, for it was very wrong.
Gal.2.12
For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
Gal.2.12
Unfortunately, the rest of the Jews in the Antioch church joined in that hypocrisy so that even Barnabas was swept along in the charade.
Gal.2.12
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 from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group.
Gal.2.12
for before certain men came from James, he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
Gal.2.12
When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile Christians, who don't bother with circumcision. But afterward, when some Jewish friends of James came, Peter wouldn't eat with the Gentiles anymore because he was afraid of what these legalists would say.
Gal.2.13
And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
Gal.2.13
But when I saw that they were not maintaining a steady, straight course according to the Message, I spoke up to Peter in front of them all: "If you, a Jew, live like a non-Jew when you're not being observed by the watchdogs from Jerusalem, what right do you have to require non-Jews to conform to Jewish customs just to make a favorable impression on your old Jerusalem cronies?"
Gal.2.13
The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
Gal.2.13
And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
Gal.2.13
Then the other Jewish Christians followed Peter's hypocrisy, and even Barnabas was influenced to join them in their hypocrisy.
Gal.2.14
But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
Gal.2.14
We Jews know that we have no advantage of birth over "non-Jewish sinners."
Gal.2.14
When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, "You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?
Gal.2.14
But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to live as Jews?
Gal.2.14
When I saw that they were not following the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter in front of all the others, "Since you, a Jew by birth, have discarded the Jewish laws and are living like a Gentile, why are you trying to make these Gentiles obey the Jewish laws you abandoned?
Gal.2.15
We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
Gal.2.15
We know very well that we are not set right with God by rule-keeping but only through personal faith in Jesus Christ. How do we know? We tried it--and we had the best system of rules the world has ever seen! Convinced that no human being can please God by self-improvement, we believed in Jesus as the Messiah so that we might be set right before God by trusting in the Messiah, not by trying to be good.
Gal.2.15
"We who are Jews by birth and not 'Gentile sinners'
Gal.2.15
We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
Gal.2.15
You and I are Jews by birth, not 'sinners' like the Gentiles.
Gal.2.16
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Gal.2.16
Have some of you noticed that we are not yet perfect? (No great surprise, right?) And are you ready to make the accusation that since people like me, who go through Christ in order to get things right with God, aren't perfectly virtuous, Christ must therefore be an accessory to sin? The accusation is frivolous.
Gal.2.16
know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified.
Gal.2.16
knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
Gal.2.16
And yet we Jewish Christians know that we become right with God, not by doing what the law commands, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be accepted by God because of our faith in Christ--and not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be saved by obeying the law."
Gal.2.17
But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
Gal.2.17
If I was "trying to be good," I would be rebuilding the same old barn that I tore down. I would be acting as a charlatan.
Gal.2.17
"If, while we seek to be justified in Christ, it becomes evident that we ourselves are sinners, does that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!
Gal.2.17
"But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not!
Gal.2.17
But what if we seek to be made right with God through faith in Christ and then find out that we are still sinners? Has Christ led us into sin? Of course not!
Gal.2.18
For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
Gal.2.18
What actually took place is this: I tried keeping rules and working my head off to please God, and it didn't work. So I quit being a "law man" so that I could be God's man.
Gal.2.18
If I rebuild what I destroyed, I prove that I am a lawbreaker.
Gal.2.18
For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
Gal.2.18
Rather, I make myself guilty if I rebuild the old system I already tore down.
Gal.2.19
For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
Gal.2.19
Christ's life showed me how, and enabled me to do it. I identified myself completely with him. Indeed, I have been crucified with Christ. My ego is no longer central. It is no longer important that I appear righteous before you or have your good opinion, and I am no longer driven to impress God. Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not "mine," but it is lived by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Gal.2.19
For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God.
Gal.2.19
For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God.
Gal.2.19
For when I tried to keep the law, I realized I could never earn God's approval. So I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ.
Gal.2.20
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Gal.2.20
I am not going to go back on that. Is it not clear to you that to go back to that old rule-keeping, peer-pleasing religion would be an abandonment of everything personal and free in my relationship with God? I refuse to do that, to repudiate God's grace. If a living relationship with God could come by rule-keeping, then Christ died unnecessarily.
Gal.2.20
I 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 for me.
Gal.2.20
I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Gal.2.20
I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me. So I live my life in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Gal.2.21
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
Gal.2.21
I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"
Gal.2.21
I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"
Gal.2.21
I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain."
Gal.2.21
I am not one of those who treats the grace of God as meaningless. For if we could be saved by keeping the law, then there was no need for Christ to die.
