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Titus was with me, but he was not ·forced [compelled] to be circumcised [Gen. 17], even though he was a Greek. ·We talked about this problem [This issue arose] because some false ·believers [L brothers] had come into our group secretly. They came in ·like spies to overturn [to sabotage; L to spy on] the freedom we have in Christ Jesus. They wanted to make us slaves. But we did not give in to ·those false believers [L them] for a minute, so that the truth of the ·Good News [Gospel] would ·continue [be preserved; not be compromised] for you.

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Yet not even Titus,(A) who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.(B) This matter arose because some false believers(C) had infiltrated our ranks to spy on(D) the freedom(E) we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves. We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel(F) might be preserved for you.

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