Galatians 2

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

Fourteen years after, I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus also with me.

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;

But I went up according to a divine revelation, and laid before them the gospel which I preach among the gentiles: though privately to those of note, least I should run, or had run in vain.

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

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

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,

and that because of the false brethren clandestinely introduced, who had crept in as spies upon our liberty, which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

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 yielded no submission, not even for an hour; 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,

And as to those who seemed to be men of note, whatever they were, it is all one to me, (God accepteth no man's person) for even these eminent persons added nothing more 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, seeing that I was intrusted with the gospel of uncircumcision, as Peter was with that of the circumcision;

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 wrought effectually in Peter as to the apostleship of the circumcision, wrought effectually also in me as to the gentiles: )

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 knowing the grace which was given to me; James, and Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars of the church, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go to the gentiles, and they to the circumcision.

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

Only desiring that we would remember the poor: which I also was forward 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 withstood him to the face, because he was indeed to be blamed.

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,

For before certain men came from James, he did eat with the gentiles; but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those of the circumcision.

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 dissembled also with him; so that Barnabas too was carried away with their dissimulation.

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?

But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, ---If thou, who art a Jew, livest sometimes after the manner of the gentiles, and not like the Jews, why dost thou now in a manner compel the gentiles to judaize?

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

We, who are Jews by birth, and not sinners of the gentiles,

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, 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 shall no flesh be justified.

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 we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ therefore the minister of sin?

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

God forbid. And if I build again the same things which I demolished, I shew myself a transgressor: for I through the law am dead to the law,

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

that I might live unto 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 am crucified with Christ; yet I live, though no longer I, but Christ liveth 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 up himself for me.

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

I do not frustate the grace of God: for if righteousness be by the law, then Christ died in vain.