Gálatas 2

1Depois de passados catorze anos, subi outra vez a Jerusalém com Barnabé, levando comigo também Tito. 2E, por causa de uma revelação, subi, e lhes declarei o Evangelho que prego entre os gentios. Isso , porém, foi em particular, com os mais influentes, para que eu eu não corresse ou tivesse corrido em vão. 3Porém nem mesmo Tito, que estava comigo, sendo grego, foi obrigado a se circuncidar. 4E isso por causa de falsos irmãos, que haviam se infiltrado, e entraram secretamente para espionar a nossa liberdade que temos em Cristo Jesus, a fim de nos tornar escravos. 5A eles nem sequer por um momento cedemos a nos sujeitarmos, para que a verdade do Evangelho permanecesse em vós. 6E quanto aos de maior influência (o que haviam sido antes não me importa; Deus não se interessa na aparência humana); esses, pois, que eram influentes, nada me acrescentaram. 7Pelo contrário, quando viram que o Evangelho aos incircuncisos havia sido confiado a mim, assim como a Pedro, aos circuncisos, 8(pois aquele que operou em Pedro para o apostolado da circuncisão, esse operou também em mim para os gentios) 9e quando Tiago, Cefas, e João, que eram considerados como colunas, reconheceram a graça que me foi dada, eles estenderam as mãos direitas de comunhão a mim e a Barnabé, para que nós fôssemos aos gentios, e eles aos circuncisos; 10sob a condição de que nos lembrássemos dos pobres; isso também procurei fazer com empenho. 11E quando Cefas veio a Antioquia, estive contra ele face a face, pois ele devia ser repreendido; 12porque, antes que alguns que Tiago enviou chegassem, ele comia com os gentios; mas depois que chegaram, ele se retirou e se separou, temendo os que eram da circuncisão. 13E também com ele os outros judeus fingiram, de maneira que até Barnabé se deixou levar pela hipocrisia deles. 14Mas quando vi que não estavam agindo corretamente conforme a verdade do Evangelho, disse na presença de todos a Cefas: “Se tu, que és judeu, vives como gentio, e não como judeu, como obrigas os gentios a viverem como judeus?” 15Nós, que somos judeus por natureza, e não pecadores dentre os gentios, 16sabemos que o ser humano não é justificado pelas obras da Lei, mas sim pela fé em Cristo Jesus. Também nós temos crido em Cristo Jesus, para que fôssemos justificados pela fé em Cristo, e não pelas obras da Lei; pois ninguém se justificará pelas obras da Lei. 17Mas se nós, que buscamos ser justificados em Cristo, também nós mesmos somos achados pecadores, por isso Cristo contribui com o pecado? De maneira nenhuma! 18Pois, se volto a construir as coisas que já destruí, provo que eu mesmo cometi transgressão. 19Pois pela Lei estou morto para a Lei, a fim de que eu viva para Deus. 20Já estou crucificado com Cristo. Estou vivendo não mais eu, mas Cristo vive em mim; e vivo a minha vida na carne por meio da fé no Filho de Deus, que me amou, e entregou a si mesmo por mim. 21Não anulo a graça de Deus; pois, se a justiça é por meio da Lei, logo Cristo morreu por nada.

1Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me. 2I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain. 3But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. 4This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage; 5to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue with you. 6But from those who were reputed to be important (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man)—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me, 7but to the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the Good News for the uncircumcision, even as Peter with the Good News for the circumcision 8(for he who appointed Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision appointed me also to the Gentiles); 9and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision. 10They only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do. 11But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. 13And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy; so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy. 14But when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do? 15“We, being Jews by nature, and not Gentile sinners, 16yet knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law, because no flesh will be justified by the works of the law. 17But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not! 18For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker. 19For I, through the law, died to the law, that I might live to God. 20I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me. 21I don’t make void the grace of God. For if righteousness is through the law, then Christ died for nothing!”

1Daarna ben ik, na veertien jaren, wederom naar Jeruzalem opgegaan met Barnabas, ook Titus medegenomen hebbende. 2En ik ging op door een openbaring, en stelde hun het Evangelie voor, dat ik predik onder de heidenen; en in het bijzonder aan degenen, die in achting waren, opdat ik niet enigszins tevergeefs zou lopen of gelopen hebben. 3Maar ook Titus, die met mij was, een Griek zijnde, werd niet genoodzaakt zich te laten besnijden. 4En dat om der ingekropen valse broederen wil, die van bezijden ingekomen waren, om te verspieden onze vrijheid, die wij in Christus Jezus hebben, opdat zij ons zouden tot dienstbaarheid brengen. 5Denwelken wij ook niet een uur hebben geweken met onderwerping, opdat de waarheid van het Evangelie bij u zou verblijven. 6En van degenen, die geacht waren, wat te zijn, hoedanigen zij eertijds waren, verschilt mij niet; God neemt den persoon des mensen niet aan; want die geacht waren, hebben mij niets toegebracht. 7Maar daarentegen, als zij zagen, dat aan mij het Evangelie der voorhuid toebetrouwd was, gelijk aan Petrus dat der besnijdenis; 8(Want Die in Petrus krachtelijk wrocht tot het apostelschap der besnijdenis, Die wrocht ook krachtelijk in mij onder de heidenen); 9En als Jakobus, en Cefas, en Johannes, die geacht waren pilaren te zijn, de genade, die mij gegeven was, bekenden, gaven zij mij en Barnabas de rechter hand der gemeenschap, opdat wij tot de heidenen, en zij tot de besnijdenis zouden gaan; 10Alleenlijk, dat wij den armen zouden gedenken; hetwelk zelf ik ook benaarstigd heb te doen. 11En toen Petrus te Antiochie gekomen was, wederstond ik hem in het aangezicht, omdat hij te bestraffen was. 12Want eer sommigen van Jakobus gekomen waren, at hij mede met de heidenen; maar toen zij gekomen waren, onttrok hij zich en scheidde zichzelven af, vrezende degenen, die uit de besnijdenis waren. 13En ook de andere Joden veinsden met hem; alzo dat ook Barnabas mede afgetrokken werd door hun veinzing. 14Maar als ik zag, dat zij niet recht wandelden naar de waarheid van het Evangelie, zeide ik tot Petrus in aller tegenwoordigheid: Indien gij, die een Jood zijt, naar heidense wijze leeft, en niet naar Joodse wijze, waarom noodzaakt gij de heidenen naar de Joodse wijze te leven? 15Wij zijn van nature Joden, en niet zondaars uit de heidenen; 16Doch wetende, dat de mens niet gerechtvaardigd wordt uit de werken der wet, maar door het geloof van Jezus Christus, zo hebben wij ook in Christus Jezus geloofd, opdat wij zouden gerechtvaardigd worden uit het geloof van Christus, en niet uit de werken der wet; daarom dat uit de werken der wet geen vlees zal gerechtvaardigd worden. 17Maar indien wij, die in Christus zoeken gerechtvaardigd te worden, ook zelven zondaars bevonden worden, is dan Christus een dienaar der zonde? Dat zij verre. 18Want indien ik, hetgeen ik afgebroken heb, datzelve wederom opbouw, zo stel ik mijzelven tot een overtreder. 19Want ik ben door de wet der wet gestorven, opdat ik Gode leven zou. 20Ik ben met Christus gekruist; en ik leef, doch niet meer ik, maar Christus leeft in mij; en hetgeen ik nu in het vlees leef, dat leef ik door het geloof des Zoons van God, Die mij liefgehad heeft, en Zichzelven voor mij overgegeven heeft. 21Ik doe de genade Gods niet te niet; want indien de rechtvaardigheid door de wet is, zo is dan Christus tevergeefs gestorven.