Galatians 2:9 - Prayer Tents

Paul Defends His Gospel at Jerusalem

2Then after 14 years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also.G1899G1180G2094G1223G305G3825G1519G2414G3326G921G4838G5103G4838G2532 2I went up because of a revelation and presented to them the gospel I preach among the Gentiles— but privately to those recognized [as leaders]— so that I might not be running, or have run, in vain.G1161G305G2596G602G2532G394G846G2098G3739G2784G1722G1484G1161G2596G2398G1380G3381G4458G5143G2228G5143G1519G2756 3But not even Titus who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.G235G3761G5103G3588G4862G1698G5607G1672G315G4059 4[This issue arose] because of false brothers smuggled in, who came in secretly to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.G1161G1223G5569G3920G3748G3922G2684G2257G1657G3739G2192G1722G5547G2424G2443G2615G2248G2615 5But we did not yield in submission to these people for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would remain for you.G3739G1502G5292G3761G4314G5610G2443G225G2098G1265G4314G5209 6But from those recognized as important (what they really were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism)— those recognized as important added nothing to me.G1161G575G1380G1511G5100G3697G4218G2258G1308G3762G1308G3427G2316G2983G3756G444G4383G1063G1380G4323G3762G1698 7On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel for the uncircumcised, just as Peter was for the circumcised.G235G5121G1492G3754G2098G203G4100G2531G4061G4074 8For He who was at work with Peter in the apostleship to the circumcised was also at work with me among the Gentiles.G1063G1754G4074G1519G651G4061G2532G1754G1698G1519G1484 9When James, Cephas, and John, recognized as pillars, acknowledged the grace that had been given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, [agreeing] that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.G2532G2385G2532G2786G2532G2491G3588G1380G1511G4769G1097G5485G1325G3427G1325G1698G2532G921G1188G2842G2443G2249G1519G1484G1161G846G1519G4061 10[They asked] only that we would remember the poor, which I made every effort to do.G3440G2443G3421G4434G846G5124G3739G4704G2532G4704G4160

Freedom from the Law

11But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he stood condemned.G1161G3753G4074G2064G1519G490G436G846G2596G4383G3754G2258G2607 12For he used to eat with the Gentiles before certain men came from James. However, when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, because he feared those from the circumcision party.G1063G4253G5100G2064G575G2385G4906G3326G1484G1161G3753G2064G5288G2532G873G1438G5399G1537G4061 13Then the rest of the Jews joined his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.G2532G3062G2453G4942G2532G846G5620G921G2532G4879G846G5272 14But when I saw that they were deviating from the truth of the gospel, I told Cephas in front of everyone, "If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel Gentiles to live like Jews?"G235G3753G1492G3754G3716G3756G3716G4314G225G2098G2036G4074G1715G3956G1487G4771G5225G2453G2198G1483G2532G3756G2452G5101G315G1484G2450 15We are Jews by birth and not "Gentile sinners";G2249G2453G5449G2532G3756G268G1537G1484 16yet we know that no one is justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no human being will be justified.G1492G3754G444G1344G3756G1344G1537G2041G3551G3362G1223G4102G2424G5547G2532G2249G4100G1519G2424G5547G2443G1344G1537G4102G5547G2532G3756G1537G2041G3551G1360G1537G2041G3551G1344G3756G3956G4561G1344 17But if, while seeking to be justified by Christ, we ourselves are also found to be sinners, is Christ then a promoter of sin? Absolutely not!G1161G1487G2212G1344G1722G5547G2147G846G2532G2147G268G687G5547G1249G266G3361G1096 18If I rebuild those things that I tore down, I show myself to be a lawbreaker.G1063G1487G3618G3825G5023G3739G2647G4921G1683G3848 19For through the law I have died to the law, that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ;G1063G1473G1223G3551G599G3551G2443G2198G2316 20and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.G4957G5547G1161G2198G3765G1473G1161G5547G2198G1722G1698G1161G3739G2198G3568G2198G1722G4561G2198G1722G4102G5207G2316G3588G25G3165G2532G3860G1438G5228G1700 21I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.G114G3756G114G5485G2316G1063G1487G1343G1223G3551G686G5547G599G1432