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Galatians 2

The Council at Jerusalem

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Then after an interval of fourteen years I  awent up again to Jerusalem with  bBarnabas, taking  cTitus along also.

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 1It was because of a  arevelation that I went up; and I submitted to them the  bgospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but I did so in private to those who were of reputation, for fear that I might be  crunning, or had run, in vain.

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But not even  aTitus, who was with me, though he was a Greek, was  bcompelled to be circumcised.

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But it was because of the  afalse brethren secretly brought in, who  bhad sneaked in to spy out our  cliberty which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to  dbring us into bondage.

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But we did not yield in subjection to them for even an hour, so that  athe truth of the gospel would remain with you.

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But from those who  1were of high  areputation (what they were makes no difference to me;  bGod  2shows no partiality)--well, those who were of reputation contributed nothing to me.

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But on the contrary, seeing that I had been  aentrusted with the  bgospel  1to the uncircumcised, just as  cPeter had been  2to the circumcised

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(for He who effectually worked for Peter in his  aapostleship  1to the circumcised effectually worked for me also to the Gentiles),

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and recognizing  athe grace that had been given to me,  1 bJames and  cCephas and John, who were  dreputed to be  epillars, gave to me and  fBarnabas the  gright  2hand of fellowship, so that we might  hgo to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

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They only asked us to remember the poor-- athe very thing I also was eager to do.

Peter (Cephas) Opposed by Paul

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But when  aCephas came to  bAntioch, I opposed him to his face, because he  1stood condemned.

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For prior to the coming of certain men from  1 aJames, he used to  beat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to withdraw and hold himself aloof,  cfearing  2the party of the circumcision.

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The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even  aBarnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.

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But when I saw that they  awere not  1straightforward about  bthe truth of the gospel, I said to  cCephas in the presence of all, "If you, being a Jew,  dlive like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?  2

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"We are  aJews by nature and not  bsinners from among the Gentiles;

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nevertheless knowing that  aa man is not justified by the works of  1the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by  bfaith in Christ and not by the works of  1the Law; since  cby the works of  1the Law no  2flesh will be justified.

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"But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found  asinners, is Christ then a minister of sin?  bMay it never be!

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"For if I rebuild what I have once destroyed, I  aprove myself to be a transgressor.

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"For through  1the Law I  adied to  1the Law, so that I might live to God.

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"I have been  acrucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but  bChrist lives in me; and  1the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in  cthe Son of God, who  dloved me and  egave Himself up for me.

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"I do not nullify the grace of God, for  aif righteousness comes through  1the Law, then Christ died needlessly."



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