Galacia 2
Magandang Balita Biblia
Si Pablo at ang Ibang mga Apostol
2 Makalipas(A) ang labing-apat na taon, muli akong pumunta sa Jerusalem kasama si Bernabe. Isinama ko rin si Tito. 2 Bumalik ako sapagkat inihayag sa akin ng Diyos na dapat akong pumunta doon. Nakipagpulong ako nang sarilinan sa mga kinikilalang pinuno ng iglesya, at inilahad ko sa kanila ang Magandang Balitang ipinapangaral ko sa mga Hentil. Ginawa ko ito dahil ayaw kong mawalan ng kabuluhan ang aking ginawa at ginagawa pa. 3 Kahit na isang Griego ang kasama kong si Tito, hindi nila pinilit na magpatuli ito 4 kahit may ilang huwad na kapatid na nagtangka ng gayon. Nakihalubilo sila sa amin upang manmanan ang kalayaang taglay natin kay Cristo Jesus. Nais nila kaming maging mga alipin. 5 Hindi kami nagpailalim sa kanilang kagustuhan kahit isang saglit, upang maingatan namin para sa inyo ang tunay na kahulugan ng Magandang Balita.
6 Ngunit(B) walang idinagdag sa akin ang mga kinikilalang pinuno; hindi mahalaga sa akin kung sino man sila, sapagkat walang itinatangi ang Diyos. 7 Sa halip, kinilala nila na ipinagkatiwala sa akin ang pangangaral ng Magandang Balita sa mga Hentil, kung paanong ipinagkatiwala kay Pedro ang pangangaral ng Magandang Balita sa mga Judio. 8 Ang Diyos na nagbigay ng kapangyarihan kay Pedro na mangaral sa mga Judio ang siya ring nagbigay sa akin ng kapangyarihang mangaral sa mga Hentil. 9 Nakita nina Santiago, Pedro at Juan, na mga kinikilalang haligi ng iglesya, ang kagandahang-loob na ibinigay sa akin, kaya't kami ni Bernabe ay buong puso nilang tinanggap bilang mga kamanggagawa. Pinagkasunduan namin na kami'y sa mga Hentil mangangaral at sila nama'y sa mga Judio. 10 Ang hiling lamang nila ay huwag naming kakaligtaan ang mga dukha, na siya namang masikap kong ginagawa.
Pinagsabihan ni Pablo si Pedro
11 Subalit nang dumating si Pedro sa Antioquia, harap-harapan ko siyang sinaway sapagkat maling-mali ang kanyang ginagawa. 12 Dahil bago dumating ang ilang sugo ni Santiago, siya'y nakikisalo sa mga Hentil. Subalit nang dumating na ang mga iyon, lumayo na siya at hindi na nakisalo sa mga Hentil dahil sa takot niya sa pangkat na nagnanais na tuliin din ang mga Hentil. 13 At gumaya naman sa kanya ang ibang mga kapatid doon na mga Judio; pati si Bernabe ay natangay ng kanilang pagkukunwari. 14 Nang makita kong ang kanilang ikinikilos ay hindi ayon sa tunay na diwa ng Magandang Balita, sinabi ko kay Pedro sa harap nilang lahat, “Kung ikaw na isang Judio ay namumuhay na parang Hentil at hindi bilang Judio, bakit mo ngayon pinipilit ang mga Hentil na mamuhay gaya ng mga Judio?”
Pinapawalang-sala Dahil sa Pananampalataya
15 Kami nga'y ipinanganak na Judio at hindi makasalanang Hentil. 16 Gayunman,(C) alam naming ang tao'y pinapawalang-sala sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya kay Jesu-Cristo, at hindi sa pamamagitan ng pagsunod sa Kautusan. Kaya't kami ay sumampalataya kay Cristo Jesus upang mapawalang-sala sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya sa kanya, at hindi sa pamamagitan ng Kautusan. Sapagkat walang taong pinapawalang-sala sa pamamagitan ng pagsunod sa Kautusan. 17 Ngunit kung sa pagsisikap naming mapawalang-sala sa pamamagitan ni Cristo ay matagpuan kaming makasalanan pa, nangangahulugan bang si Cristo ay tagapagtaguyod ng kasalanan? Hinding-hindi! 18 Ngunit kung itinatayo kong muli ang winasak ko na, ipinapakita kong makasalanan nga ako. 19 Ako'y namatay na sa Kautusan sa pamamagitan rin ng Kautusan upang ngayo'y mabuhay para sa Diyos. Ako'y kasama ni Cristo na ipinako sa krus. 20 Kaya hindi na ako ang nabubuhay ngayon kundi si Cristo na ang nabubuhay sa akin. At ang buhay ko ngayon sa katawan ay ikinabubuhay ko sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya sa Anak ng Diyos na nagmahal sa akin at naghandog ng kanyang sarili para sa akin. 21 Hindi ko tinatanggihan ang kagandahang-loob ng Diyos. Kung ang tao'y mapapawalang-sala sa pamamagitan ng Kautusan, walang kabuluhan ang pagkamatay ni Cristo!
Galatians 2
New King James Version
Defending the Gospel(A)
2 Then after fourteen years (B)I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and also took Titus with me. 2 And I went up [a]by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but (C)privately to those who were of reputation, lest by any means (D)I might run, or had run, in vain. 3 Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. 4 And this occurred because of (E)false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our (F)liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, (G)that they might bring us into bondage), 5 to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that (H)the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
6 But from those (I)who seemed to be something—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; (J)God [b]shows personal favoritism to no man—for those who seemed to be something (K)added nothing to me. 7 But on the contrary, (L)when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised (M)had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter 8 (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the (N)circumcised (O)also (P)worked effectively in me toward the Gentiles), 9 and when James, [c]Cephas, and John, who seemed to be (Q)pillars, perceived (R)the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, (S)that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. 10 They desired only that we should remember the poor, (T)the very thing which I also was eager to do.
No Return to the Law
11 (U)Now when [d]Peter had come to Antioch, I [e]withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed; 12 for before certain men came from James, (V)he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing [f]those who were of the circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about (W)the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter (X)before them all, (Y)“If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, [g]why do you compel Gentiles to live as [h]Jews? 15 (Z)We who are Jews by nature, and not (AA)sinners of the Gentiles, 16 (AB)knowing that a man is not [i]justified by the works of the law but (AC)by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not (AD)by the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.
17 “But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found (AE)sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not! 18 For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. 19 For I (AF)through the law (AG)died to the law that I might (AH)live to God. 20 I have been (AI)crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh (AJ)I live by faith in the Son of God, (AK)who loved me and gave Himself for me. 21 I do not set aside the grace of God; for (AL)if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died [j]in vain.”
Footnotes
- Galatians 2:2 because of
- Galatians 2:6 Lit. does not receive the face of a man
- Galatians 2:9 Peter
- Galatians 2:11 NU Cephas
- Galatians 2:11 opposed
- Galatians 2:12 Jewish Christians
- Galatians 2:14 NU how can you
- Galatians 2:14 Some interpreters stop the quotation here.
- Galatians 2:16 declared righteous
- Galatians 2:21 for nothing
Galatians 2
King James Version
2 Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.
2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
3 But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
5 To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
6 But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;
8 (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
10 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
11 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
15 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,
16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid.
18 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
Magandang Balita Biblia, Copyright © Philippine Bible Society 2012.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
