Galatians 2
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ἀνέβηνI went upδὲnowκατὰaccording toἀποκάλυψινa revelationκαὶandἀνεθέμηνset beforeαὐτοῖςthemτὸtheεὐαγγέλιονgospelὃthatκηρύσσωI proclaimἐνamongτοῖςtheἔθνεσιν,Gentiles —κατ᾽apartἰδίανprivatelyδὲhoweverτοῖςto thoseδοκοῦσιν,esteemed —μήlestπωςperhapsεἰςinκενὸνvainτρέχωI may be runningἢorἔδραμον.have run.
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ἀπὸOfδὲnowτῶνthoseδοκούντωνesteemedεἶναίto beτι,something —ὁποῖοίwhatsoeverποτεformerlyἦσανthey wereοὐδένno thingμοιto meδιαφέρει·makes a difference;πρόσωπονthe faceὁtheθεὸςGodἀνθρώπουof a manοὐnotλαμβάνει·does take account of;ἐμοὶto me myselfγὰρforοἱtheδοκοῦντεςesteemedοὐδὲνno thingπροσανέθεντο,added,
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καὶandγνόντεςhaving knownτὴνtheχάρινgraceτὴνwhichδοθεῖσάνhaving been givenμοι,to me,ἸάκωβοςJamesκαὶandΚηφᾶςCephasκαὶandἸωάννης,John,οἱthoseδοκοῦντεςesteemedστῦλοιpillarsεἶναι,to be,δεξιὰςthe right handsἔδωκανgaveἐμοὶto me myselfκαὶandΒαρναβᾷto Barnabasκοινωνίας,of fellowship,ἵναthatἡμεῖςwe ourselves should goμὲνindeedεἰςtoτὰtheἔθνη,Gentiles,αὐτοὶtheyδὲhoweverεἰςtoτὴνtheπεριτομήν,circumcision,
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ἀλλ᾽ButὅτεwhenεἶδονI sawὅτιthatοὐκnotὀρθοποδοῦσινthey are walking uprightlyπρὸςaccording toτὴνtheἀλήθειανtruthτοῦof theεὐαγγελίου,gospel,εἶπονI saidτῷtheΚηφᾷto Peterἔμπροσθενbeforeπάντων·all;εἰIfσὺyou yourselfἸουδαῖοςa Jewὑπάρχωνbeingἐθνικῶςlike a GentileκαὶandοὐχὶnotἸουδαϊκῶςlike a Jewζῇς,live,πῶςwhyτὰtheἔθνηGentilesἀναγκάζειςdo you compelἰουδαΐζειν;to Judaize?
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εἰδότεςknowingδὲthenὅτιthatοὐnotδικαιοῦταιis justifiedἄνθρωποςa manἐξbyἔργωνworksνόμουof lawἐὰνonlyμὴexceptδιὰthroughπίστεωςfaithἸησοῦfrom JesusΧριστοῦ,Christκαὶevenἡμεῖςwe ourselvesεἰςinΧριστὸνChristἸησοῦνJesusἐπιστεύσαμεν,believed,ἵναthatδικαιωθῶμενwe may be justifiedἐκbyπίστεωςfaithΧριστοῦfrom Christκαὶandοὐκnotἐξbyἔργωνworksνόμου·of the Law;ὅτιsinceἐξbyἔργωνworksνόμουof the Lawοὐnotδικαιωθήσεταιwill be justifiedπᾶσαanyσάρξ.flesh.
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ζῶI liveδὲnowοὐκέτιno longerἐγώ,I myself,ζῇlivesδὲhoweverἐνinἐμοὶme myselfΧριστός·Christ;ὃthat whichδὲthenνῦνnowζῶI liveἐνinσαρκί,the flesh,ἐνthroughπίστειfaithζῶI liveτῇthatτοῦfrom theυἱοῦSonτοῦtheθεοῦof GodκαὶandΧριστοῦChristτοῦthe One whoἀγαπήσαντόςhaving lovedμεmeκαὶandπαραδόντοςhaving given upἑαυτὸνHimselfὑπὲρforἐμοῦ.me.
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