Galatians 2:4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 but because of the false brothers[a] secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus,(A) that they might enslave us— 5 to them we did not submit even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel[b] might remain intact for you.(B) 6 But from those who were reputed to be important (what they once were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—those of repute made me add nothing.(C)
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- 2:4 False brothers: Jewish Christians who took the position that Gentile Christians must first become Jews through circumcision and observance of the Mosaic law in order to become Christians; cf. Acts 15:1.
- 2:5 The truth of the gospel: the true gospel, in contrast to the false one of the opponents (Gal 1:6–9); the gospel of grace, used as a norm (Gal 2:14).
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