Galatians 2:1-10

Tree of Life Version

Accepted in Jerusalem

2 Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus with me. ² Because of a revelation, I went up and presented to them the Good News that I proclaim among the Gentiles. But I did so privately to those who seemed to be influential, to make sure I would not run—or had not run—in vain. ^{[a] 3} Yet not even Titus who was with me, a Greek, was forced to be circumcised. ⁴ Now this issue came up because of false brothers secretly brought in (who slipped in to spy out our freedom in Messiah, in order to bring us into bondage). ⁵ But we did not give in to them even for a moment, so that the truth of the Good News might be preserved for you.

⁶ But from those who seemed to be influential (whatever they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—well, those influential ones added nothing to my message. ⁷ On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the Good News for the uncircumcised just as Peter was for the circumcised. ⁸ (For the same God who was at work in Peter as an emissary to the Jews, also was at work in me as a emissary to the Gentiles.) ⁹ Realizing the favor that had been given to me, Jacob and Peter^[b] and John—who are the recognized pillars—shook hands in partnership with Barnabas and me,^[c] so that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the Jews. ¹⁰ They asked only that we remember the poor—something I also was eager to do.