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Galatians 2:13-15

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2:13 And the rest of the Jews also joined with him in this hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was led astray with them 1  by their hypocrisy. 2:14 But when I saw that they were not behaving consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas 2  in front of them all, “If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to force 3  the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

Jews and Gentiles are Justified by Faith

2:15 We are Jews by birth 4  and not Gentile sinners, 5 

1 tn The words “with them” are a reflection of the σύν- (sun-) prefix on the verb συναπήχθη (sunaphcqh; see L&N 31.76).

2 sn Cephas. This individual is generally identified with the Apostle Peter (L&N 93.211).

3 tn Here ἀναγκάζεις (anankazei") has been translated as a conative present (see ExSyn 534).

4 tn Grk “by nature.”

5 tn Grk “and not sinners from among the Gentiles.”



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