Galatians 2:6-8
Lexham English Bible
6 But from those who were influential[a] (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me, God does not show partiality[b])—for those who were influential added nothing to me. 7 But these, when they[c] saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcision, just as Peter to the circumcision 8 (for the one who was at work through Peter for his apostleship to the circumcision was at work also through me for the Gentiles),
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- Galatians 2:6 Literally “who were thought to be something”
- Galatians 2:6 Literally “God does not receive the face of man”
- Galatians 2:7 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
Galatians 2:6-8
New International Version
6 As for those who were held in high esteem(A)—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism(B)—they added nothing to my message.(C) 7 On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task(D) of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised,[a](E) just as Peter(F) had been to the circumcised.[b] 8 For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle(G) to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle(H) to the Gentiles.
Footnotes
- Galatians 2:7 That is, Gentiles
- Galatians 2:7 That is, Jews; also in verses 8 and 9
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