Galatians 2:1–10

Paul Defends His Gospel at Jerusalem

2Then after 14 years I went up again ^pto Jerusalem with Barnabas, ^qtaking Titus ^ralong also. ²I went up according to a revelation ^sand presented to them the gospel I preach among the Gentiles—but privately to those recognized as leaders—so that I might not be running, or have run the race, in vain. ³But not even Titus who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. ⁴This issue arose because of false brothers ^tsmuggled in, who came in secretly to spy on the freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us. ⁵But we did not give up and submit to these people for even an hour, so that the truth ^uof the gospel would be preserved for you.

⁶Now from those recognized as important (what they really were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism ^vw)—they added nothing to me. ⁷On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel for the uncircumcised, ^xjust as Peter ^ywas for the circumcised, ⁸since the One at work in Peter for an apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in me for the Gentiles. ⁹When James, ^zCephas, ^aand John, ^brecognized as pillars, ^cacknowledged the grace that had been given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. ¹⁰They asked only that we would remember the poor, ^dwhich I made every effort to do.