Galatians 2:1-7

New American Standard Bible

The Council at Jerusalem

2 Then after an interval of fourteen years I ^(A)went up again to Jerusalem with ^(B)Barnabas, taking ^(C)Titus along also. ^2 [a]It was because of a ^(D)revelation that I went up; and I submitted to them the ^(E)gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but I did so in private to those who were of reputation, for fear that somehow I might be ^(F)running, or had run, in vain. ³ But not even ^(G)Titus, who was with me, though he was a Greek, was ^(H)compelled to be circumcised. ⁴ Yet it was a concern because of the ^(I)false brothers secretly brought in, who ^(J)had sneaked in to spy on our ^(K)freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to ^(L)enslave us. ⁵ But we did not yield in subjection to them, even for an hour, so that ^(M)the truth of the gospel would remain with you. ⁶ But from those who ^[b]were of considerable ^(N)repute (what they were makes no difference to me; ^(O)God shows no favoritism)—well, those who were of repute contributed nothing to me. ⁷ But on the contrary, seeing that I had been ^(P)entrusted with the ^(Q)gospel ^[c]to the uncircumcised, just as ^(R)Peter had been ^[d]to the circumcised