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Galatians 2:14

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12 For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.

13 The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.

When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

15 We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”

16 know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.

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BSB
When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
KJV
But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
WEB
But when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?
ASV
But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Cephas before [them] all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as do the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, how compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
DARBY
But when I saw that they do not walk straightforwardly, according to the truth of the glad tidings, I said to Peter before all, If *thou*, being a Jew, livest as the nations and not as the Jews, how dost thou compel the nations to Judaize?
BLB
But when I saw that they are not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before all, “If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how do you compel the Gentiles to Judaize?”
ÅB
Men da jeg så at de ikke gikk rett fram etter evangeliets sannhet, sa jeg til Kefas så alle hørte på det: Når du som er jøde, lever som hedning og ikke som jøde, hvordan kan du da tvinge hedningene til å leve som jøder?
OTB
Da jeg så at de ikke handlet i samsvar med sannheten i evangeliet, sa jeg til Kefas foran dem alle: “Hvis du, en jøde, lever som en hedning og ikke som en jøde, hvordan kan du tvinge hedninger til å følge jødiske skikker?”
B1930
Men da jeg så at de ikke gikk rett frem efter evangeliets sannhet, sa jeg til Kefas så alle hørte på det: Når du som er jøde, lever som hedning og ikke som jøde, hvorledes kan du da tvinge hedningene til å leve som jøder?

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  • Acts 10:28

    He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.

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  • Galatians 2:5

    We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.

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  • Acts 15:10–11

    Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?

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  • 1 Timothy 5:20

    But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.

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  • Proverbs 2:7

    He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,

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  • Galatians 6:12

    Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.

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  • Acts 15:28–29

    It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:

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  • Psalms 84:11

    For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

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