Galatians 1:10-2
New American Standard Bible
10 For am I now (A)seeking the favor of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a (B)bond-servant of Christ.
Paul Defends His Ministry
11 For (C)I would have you know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel which was preached by me is (D)not [a]of human invention. 12 For (E)I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a (F)revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For you have heard of (G)my former way of life in Judaism, how I (H)used to persecute (I)the church of God beyond measure and (J)tried to destroy it; 14 and I (K)was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my [b]countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my (L)ancestral traditions. 15 But when [c]He who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and (M)called me through His grace was pleased 16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might (N)preach Him among the Gentiles, (O)I did not immediately consult with [d](P)flesh and blood, 17 (Q)nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to (R)Damascus.
18 Then (S)three years later I went up (T)to Jerusalem to [e]become acquainted with [f](U)Cephas, and stayed with him for fifteen days. 19 But I did not see another one of the apostles except [g](V)James, the Lord’s brother. 20 (Now in what I am writing to you, [h]I assure you (W)before God that I am not lying.) 21 Then (X)I went into the regions of (Y)Syria and (Z)Cilicia. 22 I was still unknown by [i]sight to (AA)the churches of Judea which are (AB)in Christ; 23 but they only kept hearing, “The man who once persecuted us is now preaching (AC)the faith which he once (AD)tried to destroy.” 24 And they (AE)were glorifying God [j]because of me.
The Council at Jerusalem
2 Then after an interval of fourteen years I (AF)went up again to Jerusalem with (AG)Barnabas, taking (AH)Titus along also. 2 [k]It was because of a (AI)revelation that I went up; and I submitted to them the (AJ)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 (AK)running, or had run, in vain. 3 But not even (AL)Titus, who was with me, though he was a Greek, was (AM)compelled to be circumcised. 4 Yet it was a concern because of the (AN)false brothers secretly brought in, who (AO)had sneaked in to spy on our (AP)freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to (AQ)enslave us. 5 But we did not yield in subjection to them, even for an hour, so that (AR)the truth of the gospel would remain with you. 6 But from those who [l]were of considerable (AS)repute (what they were makes no difference to me; (AT)God shows no favoritism)—well, those who were of repute contributed nothing to me. 7 But on the contrary, seeing that I had been (AU)entrusted with the (AV)gospel [m]to the uncircumcised, just as (AW)Peter had been [n]to the circumcised 8 (for He who was at work for Peter in his (AX)apostleship [o]to the circumcised was at work for me also to the Gentiles), 9 and recognizing (AY)the grace that had been given to me, [p](AZ)James and [q](BA)Cephas and John, who were (BB)reputed to be (BC)pillars, gave to me and (BD)Barnabas the (BE)right [r]hand of fellowship, so that we might (BF)go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. 10 They only asked us to remember the poor—(BG)the very thing I also was eager to do.
Footnotes
- Galatians 1:11 Lit according to man
- Galatians 1:14 Lit race
- Galatians 1:15 One early ms God who
- Galatians 1:16 I.e., people
- Galatians 1:18 Or visit
- Galatians 1:18 I.e., Peter
- Galatians 1:19 Or Jacob
- Galatians 1:20 Lit behold before God
- Galatians 1:22 Lit face
- Galatians 1:24 Lit in me
- Galatians 2:2 Lit according to revelation I went up
- Galatians 2:6 Lit reputed as being something
- Galatians 2:7 Lit of the uncircumcision; i.e., to Gentiles
- Galatians 2:7 Lit of the circumcision; i.e., to Jews
- Galatians 2:8 See note 2 v 7
- Galatians 2:9 Or Jacob
- Galatians 2:9 I.e., Peter
- Galatians 2:9 Lit hands
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