Galatians 2

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

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

2 I went up by revelation, and I explained to them the Good News which I preach among those who are not Jewish, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

I 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.

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

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

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;

This 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.

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.

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

6 But from those who were reputed to be important (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows no favoritism between people)—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,

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

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

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

8 (for he who appointed Peter to be an apostle of the circumcision appointed me also to the non-Jews);

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

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

And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, 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.

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

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

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

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

12 For before some people came from James, he ate with those who were not Jewish. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

For 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.

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

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

14 But when I saw that they did not walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Cephas before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live as the non-Jews do, and not as the Jews do, how can you compel the non-Jews to live as the Jews do?

When 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?”

15 "We, being Jews by birth, and not non-Jewish sinners,

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

16 yet knowing that no one is 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.

know 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.

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, 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!

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

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

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

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

20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living 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 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.

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

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