1 επειτα δια δεκατεσσαρων ετων παλιν ανεβην εις ιεροσολυμα μετα βαρναβα, συμπαραλαβων και τιτον· 2 ανεβην δε κατα αποκαλυψιν· και ανεθεμην αυτοις το ευαγγελιον ο κηρυσσω εν τοις εθνεσιν, κατ ιδιαν δε τοις δοκουσιν, μηπως εις κενον τρεχω η εδραμον. 3 αλλ ουδε τιτος ο συν εμοι, ελλην ων, ηναγκασθη περιτμηθηναι, 4 δια δε τους παρεισακτους ψευδαδελφους, οιτινες παρεισηλθον κατασκοπησαι την ελευθεριαν ημων ην εχομεν εν χριστω ιησου, ινα ημας καταδουλωσωνται· 5 οις ουδε προς ωραν ειξαμεν τη υποταγη, ινα η αληθεια του ευαγγελιου διαμεινη προς υμας. 6 απο δε των δοκουντων ειναι τι, οποιοι ποτε ησαν ουδεν μοι διαφερει· προσωπον θεος ανθρωπου ου λαμβανει· εμοι γαρ οι δοκουντες ουδεν προσανεθεντο, 7 αλλα τουναντιον ιδοντες οτι πεπιστευμαι το ευαγγελιον της ακροβυστιας καθως πετρος της περιτομης· 8 ο γαρ ενεργησας πετρω εις αποστολην της περιτομης ενηργησεν και εμοι εις τα εθνη· 9 και γνοντες την χαριν την δοθεισαν μοι, ιακωβος και κηφας και ιωαννης, οι δοκουντες στυλοι ειναι, δεξιας εδωκαν εμοι και βαρναβα κοινωνιας, ινα ημεις εις τα εθνη, αυτοι δε εις την περιτομην· 10 μονον των πτωχων ινα μνημονευωμεν, ο και εσπουδασα αυτο τουτο ποιησαι. 11 οτε δε ηλθεν πετρος εις αντιοχειαν, κατα προσωπον αυτω αντεστην, οτι κατεγνωσμενος ην. 12 προ του γαρ ελθειν τινας απο ιακωβου μετα των εθνων συνησθιεν· οτε δε ηλθον, υπεστελλεν και αφωριζεν εαυτον, φοβουμενος τους εκ περιτομης. 13 και συνυπεκριθησαν αυτω και οι λοιποι ιουδαιοι, ωστε και βαρναβας συναπηχθη αυτων τη υποκρισει. 14 αλλ οτε ειδον οτι ουκ ορθοποδουσιν προς την αληθειαν του ευαγγελιου, ειπον τω πετρω εμπροσθεν παντων· ει συ ιουδαιος υπαρχων εθνικως ζης και ουκ ιουδαικως, τι τα εθνη αναγκαζεις ιουδαιζειν; 15 ημεις φυσει ιουδαιοι και ουκ εξ εθνων αμαρτωλοι, 16 ειδοτες [δε] οτι ου δικαιουται ανθρωπος εξ εργων νομου εαν μη δια πιστεως ιησου χριστου, και ημεις εις χριστον ιησουν επιστευσαμεν, ινα δικαιωθωμεν εκ πιστεως χριστου και ουκ εξ εργων νομου, διοτι ου δικαιωθησεται εξ εργων νομου πασα σαρξ. 17 ει δε ζητουντες δικαιωθηναι εν χριστω ευρεθημεν και αυτοι αμαρτωλοι, αρα χριστος αμαρτιας διακονος; μη γενοιτο. 18 ει γαρ α κατελυσα ταυτα παλιν οικοδομω, παραβατην εμαυτον συνιστημι. 19 εγω γαρ δια νομου νομω απεθανον, ινα θεω ζησω. 20 χριστω συνεσταυρωμαι· ζω δε ουκετι εγω, ζη δε εν εμοι χριστος· ο δε νυν ζω εν σαρκι, εν πιστει ζω τη του υιου του θεου του αγαπησαντος με και παραδοντος εαυτον υπερ εμου. 21 ουκ αθετω την χαριν του θεου· ει γαρ δια νομου δικαιοσυνη, αρα χριστος δωρεαν απεθανεν.
Galatians · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
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Titus
A Greek coworker of Paul, not compelled to be circumcised, who carried Paul's letters to Corinth, and whom Paul left in Crete to set things in order.
Cited in the guide: 2 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 8:23; Galatians 2:3
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Antioch (Syrian)
The empire's third-largest city and the first major Gentile church — the launching base for Paul's journeys. (Distinct from Pisidian Antioch.)
Cited in the guide: Acts 11:26; Acts 13:1-3; Galatians 2:11
Cross references (21)
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- 1 Galatians 2:3; Acts 15:2–4; Acts 14:12; 2 Corinthians 8:16; Galatians 2:13
- 2 Galatians 2:6; Philippians 2:16; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; 1 Corinthians 1:23; 1 Corinthians 9:26
- 3 Acts 16:3; Galatians 5:2–6; 1 Corinthians 9:20–21; 2 Corinthians 2:13; Acts 15:24
- 4 Galatians 5:1; Jude 4; 2 Peter 2:1–2; 1 John 4:1; Galatians 5:12–13
- 5 Galatians 4:16; Galatians 2:14; Colossians 2:4–8; Colossians 1:5; Jude 3
- 6 Galatians 2:2; Acts 10:34; Romans 2:11; 2 Corinthians 12:11; 2 Corinthians 11:5
- 7 1 Thessalonians 2:4; Acts 9:15; 1 Timothy 2:7; Galatians 1:16; Acts 13:46–48
- 8 Acts 22:21; Acts 9:15; Acts 15:12; Acts 2:14–41; Acts 21:19
- 9 Romans 12:3; Revelation 3:12; Ephesians 3:8; Galatians 2:2; Acts 15:22–30
- 10 1 John 3:17; Hebrews 13:16; Acts 24:17; 2 Corinthians 8:1–9; 1 Corinthians 16:1–2
- 11 1 Timothy 5:20; Galatians 2:14; Acts 15:1; 2 Corinthians 5:16; Galatians 2:5
- 12 Acts 10:28; Luke 15:2; Ephesians 3:6; Acts 11:2–3; Matthew 26:69–75
- 13 1 Corinthians 15:33; Hebrews 13:9; Ephesians 4:14; Ecclesiastes 10:1; Genesis 12:11–13
- 14 Acts 10:28; Galatians 2:5; Acts 15:10–11; 1 Timothy 5:20; Proverbs 2:7
- 15 Ephesians 2:3; Titus 3:3; Romans 3:9; Ephesians 2:11–12; Philippians 3:4
- 16 Philippians 3:9; Psalm 143:2; Romans 3:19–28; Romans 9:30; 1 Peter 1:18–21
- 17 Romans 6:1–2; 1 John 3:8–10; 1 John 3:5; Galatians 2:15; Matthew 1:21
- 18 Galatians 4:9–12; Galatians 2:4–5; Galatians 2:12–16; Romans 14:15; Galatians 2:21
- 19 Romans 7:4; Romans 6:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:10; Romans 6:11; 2 Corinthians 5:15
- 20 Galatians 5:24; 2 Corinthians 5:15; Romans 6:4–6; Colossians 3:3–4; 2 Corinthians 4:10–11
- 21 Romans 11:6; Galatians 3:21; Hebrews 7:11; 1 Corinthians 15:14; Galatians 2:16
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… that Paul alone knew the truth, and that to him the mystery was manifested by revelation, let Paul himself convict them, when he says, that one and the same God wrought in Peter for the apostolate of the circumcision, and in himself for the Gentiles. Peter, therefore, was an apostle of that very God whose was also Paul; and Him …
… the Son is the work of the Father, since it is written, "Who spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all;" and that the Passion of the Son was His own work also, "Who loved me, and gave Himself for me." The Father delivered up the Son, and the Son delivered up Himself.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
"For He that wrought effectually in Peter," it is said, "to the apostleship of the circumcision, was mighty also in me towards the Gentiles." For since on seeing the Son, they were wroth and slew Him, He bids them again by His servants.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
But I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that Gospel which I preached among the Gentiles." And again he says, "For an hour we did give place to subjection, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you." If, then, any one shall, from the Acts of the Apostles, carefully scrutinize the time concerning which it is …
But the Apostle says, "If righteousness come by the Law, then Christ is dead in vain." What the Apostle says of the Law, that say we of nature to these men.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)