18 Then (A)three years later I went up (B)to Jerusalem to [a]become acquainted with [b](C)Cephas, and stayed with him for fifteen days.

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  1. Galatians 1:18 Or visit
  2. Galatians 1:18 I.e., Peter

18 Then after three years,(A) I went up to Jerusalem(B) to get acquainted with Cephas[a] and stayed with him fifteen days.

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  1. Galatians 1:18 That is, Peter

But on the contrary, seeing that I had been (A)entrusted with the (B)gospel [a]to the uncircumcised, just as (C)Peter had been [b]to the circumcised

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  1. Galatians 2:7 Lit of the uncircumcision; i.e., to Gentiles
  2. Galatians 2:7 Lit of the circumcision; i.e., to Jews

On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task(A) of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised,[a](B) just as Peter(C) had been to the circumcised.[b]

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  1. Galatians 2:7 That is, Gentiles
  2. Galatians 2:7 That is, Jews; also in verses 8 and 9

and recognizing (A)the grace that had been given to me, [a](B)James and [b](C)Cephas and John, who were (D)reputed to be (E)pillars, gave to me and (F)Barnabas the (G)right [c]hand of fellowship, so that we might (H)go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

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  1. Galatians 2:9 Or Jacob
  2. Galatians 2:9 I.e., Peter
  3. Galatians 2:9 Lit hands

James,(A) Cephas[a](B) and John, those esteemed as pillars,(C) gave me and Barnabas(D) the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me.(E) They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles,(F) and they to the circumcised.

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  1. Galatians 2:9 That is, Peter; also in verses 11 and 14

14 But when I saw that they (A)were not [a]straightforward about (B)the truth of the gospel, I said to (C)Cephas in the presence of all, “If you, being a Jew, (D)live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?[b]

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  1. Galatians 2:14 Or progressing toward; lit walking straightly
  2. Galatians 2:14 Some close the direct quotation here, others extend it through v 21

14 When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel,(A) I said to Cephas(B) in front of them all, “You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew.(C) How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?(D)

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