Galatians 2

1 Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.

Then after fourteen years, I again went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking also Titus with me;

2 I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

but I went up according to revelation; and I presented to them the gospel which I am preaching among the Gentiles, but privately to the prominent ones, lest perhaps I am running, or did run, in vain.

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

But neither was Titus the one with me, being a Greek, compelled to be circumcised:

4 This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,

but on account of the false brethren having crept in, who came in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, in order that they shall bring us into bondage:

5 to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue with you.

to whom I rendered not submission for an hour; in order that the truth of the gospel may abide with you.

6 But from those who were reputed to be important—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,

But of those seeming to be something what they were at that time makes no difference to me: God does not receive the face of man: for those seeming to me to be prominent added nothing extra:

7 but to the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the Good News for the uncircumcised, even as Peter with the Good News for the circumcised—

but on the contrary, seeing that I am intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, like Peter of the circumcision,

8 for he who worked through Peter in the apostleship with the circumcised also worked through me with the Gentiles—

for the one having wrought with Peter unto the apostleship of the circumcision also wrought with me unto the Gentiles:

9 and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.

and having known the grace of God which was given unto me, James and Cephas and John, who seem to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision;

10 They only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do.

only that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do.

11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned.

And when Cephas came into Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to blame.

12 For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

For before certain ones came from James, he was eating along with the Gentiles: but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

13 And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.

And the rest of the Jews also reciprocated with him; so that even Barnabas was led away by their dissimulation.

14 But when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?

But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, If you being a Jew are living like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how do you compel the Gentiles to judaize?

15 “We, being Jews by nature and not Gentile sinners,

We being Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

16 yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law.

knowing that a man is not justified by works of law, but through the faith of Christ Jesus, and we have believed into Christ Jesus, in order that we may be justified by faith of Christ, and not by works of law, because by works of law no flesh shall be justified.

17 But if while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!

But if seeking to be justified in Christ, we may also be found sinners, then is Christ the minister of sin? it could not be so.

18 For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker.

For if I again build the things which I have destroyed, I constitute myself a transgressor.

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

For I through law died to law, in, order that I may live unto God.

20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.

I am crucified along with Christ; and I live no longer, but Christ lives 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.

21 I don’t reject the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”

I do not make void the grace of God: for if righteousness was through law, then Christ died gratuitiously.