Galatians 2

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

Fourteen years later I went up to Jerusalem again, with Barnabas, taking Titus along as well.

2 and I went up by revelation, and submitted the good news to them that I preach among the nations, and privately to those esteemed, lest I ran or might run in vain;

I went on the basis of a revelation and set before them [the main apostles] the Gospel that I proclaim among the nations/Gentiles.—Now I did this privately to those with influence, lest somehow I might run, or had run, in vain.

3 but not even Titus, who [is] with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised—

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

4 and [that] because of the false brothers brought in unaware, who came in secretly to spy out our liberty that we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us under bondage,

This came up because of the false brothers who were smuggled in (who stole in to spy out our freedom, that we have in Christ Jesus, so as to reduce us to slavery),

5 to whom not even for an hour we gave place by subjection, that the truth of the good news might remain to you.

to whom we did not yield, even for a moment, so that the truth of the Gospel might continue with you.—

6 And from those who were esteemed to be something—whatever they were then, it makes no difference to me. God does not accept the face of man, for to me those esteemed added nothing,

Now from those who seemed to be important (whatever they were makes no difference to me; God shows favoritism to no man)—those with influence contributed nothing to me,

7 but on the contrary, having seen that I have been entrusted with the good news of the uncircumcision, as Peter with [that] of the circumcision,

but on the contrary, upon seeing that I had been entrusted with the Gospel for the uncircumcised, just as was Peter for the circumcised

8 for He who worked with Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, worked also in me in regard to the nations,

(for He who was at work with Peter for the apostleship to the circumcised was also at work with me for that to the uncircumcised),

9 and having known the grace that was given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, who were esteemed to be pillars, they gave to me a right hand of fellowship, and to Barnabas, that we may go to the nations, and they to the circumcision,

and upon perceiving the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, those reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, while they to the Jews.

10 only, that we should be mindful of the poor, which I also was diligent—this very thing—to do.

They did ask us to keep remembering the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do.

11 And when Peter came to Antioch, I stood up against him to the face, because he was blameworthy,

But, when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was blameworthy.

12 for before the coming of some from James, he was eating with the nations, and when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of circumcision,

Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came he began to draw back and separate himself, fearing those of the circumcision party.

13 and the other Jews acted hypocritically with him, so that Barnabas was also carried away by their hypocrisy.

And the rest of the Jews played the hypocrite with him as well, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.

14 But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly to the truth of the good news, I said to Peter before all, “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of the nations, and not in the manner of the Jews, how do you compel the nations to live like Jews?

So when I saw that they were not walking straight according to the truth of the Gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all: “If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, why do you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?

15 We by nature Jews, and not sinners of the nations,

We natural Jews (and not ‘Gentile sinners’),

16 having also known that a man is not declared righteous by works of law, but through faith from Jesus Christ, we also believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be declared righteous by faith from Christ, and not by works of law, because no flesh will be declared righteous by works of law.”

knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, we ourselves have believed into Christ Jesus, so as to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law; because no one will be justified by works of law.

17 And if, seeking to be declared righteous in Christ, we were also ourselves found sinners, [is] Christ then a servant of sin? Let it not be!

But if while seeking to be justified in Christ we ourselves were discovered to be sinners, then is Christ a minister of sin? Of course not!

18 For if the things I threw down, these again I build up, I set myself forth [as] a transgressor;

“Now if I rebuild the things that I destroyed, I acknowledge that I am a transgressor.

19 for I died through law that I may live to God;

For through the law I died to the law in order to live to God.

20 I 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 the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me;

I have been crucified with Christ, so it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me; what I now live in this body I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself in my place.

21 I do not make the grace of God void, for if righteousness [is] through law—then Christ died in vain.

I do not nullify the grace of God; for if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”