Galatians 2:3

2:3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, although he was a Greek.

Galatians 2:8

2:8 (for he who empowered Peter for his apostleship to the circumcised also empowered me for my apostleship to the Gentiles)

Galatians 6:17

6:17 From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear the marks of Jesus on my body.


tn Grk “But,” translated here as “Yet” for stylistic reasons (note the use of “but” in v. 2).

tn Or “worked through”; the same word is also used in relation to Paul later in this verse.

tn Or “his ministry as an apostle.”

tn Grk “to the circumcision,” i.e., the Jewish people.

tn Grk “also empowered me to the Gentiles.”

tn Paul is probably referring to scars from wounds received in the service of Jesus, although the term στίγμα (stigma) may imply ownership and suggest these scars served as brands (L&N 8.55; 33.481; 90.84).