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Galatians 2:3-5
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Galatians 2:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 Moreover, not even[a] Titus, who was with me, although he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised,(A) 4 but because of the false brothers[b] secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus,(B) that they might enslave us— 5 to them we did not submit even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel[c] might remain intact for you.(C)
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- 2:3 Not even a Gentile Christian like Titus was compelled to receive the rite of circumcision. The Greek text could be interpreted that he voluntarily accepted circumcision, but this is unlikely in the overall argument.
- 2:4 False brothers: Jewish Christians who took the position that Gentile Christians must first become Jews through circumcision and observance of the Mosaic law in order to become Christians; cf. Acts 15:1.
- 2:5 The truth of the gospel: the true gospel, in contrast to the false one of the opponents (Gal 1:6–9); the gospel of grace, used as a norm (Gal 2:14).
Galatians 2:3-5
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Galatians 2:3-5
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3 Yet not even Titus,(A) who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.(B) 4 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. 5 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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