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Galatians 2:9

James Moffatt - New Testament

and when they recognized the grace I had been given, then the so-called 'pillars' of the church, James and Cephas and John, gave myself and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship. Our sphere was to be the Gentiles, theirs the circumcised.

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In virtue of my office, I tell everyone of your number who is self-important, that he is not to think more of himself than he ought to think; he must take a sane view of himself, corresponding to the degree of faith which God has assigned to each.

'As for the conqueror, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God (nevermore shall he leave it), and I will inscribe on him the name of my God, the name of the city of my God (the new Jerusalem which descends out of heaven from my God), and my own new name.'

(It was in consequence of a revelation that I went up at all.) I submitted the gospel I am in the habit of preaching to the Gentiles, submitting it privately to the authorities, to make sure that my course of action would be and had been sound.

through whom I have received the favour of my commission to promote obedience to the faith for his sake among all the Gentiles,

it is of what we heard and saw that we bring you word, so that you may share our fellowship; and our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.

less than the least of all saints as I am, this grace was vouchsafed me, that I should bring the Gentiles the gospel of the fathomless wealth of Christ

in case I am detained, to let you see how people ought to behave within the household of God; it is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the Truth.

I labour for that end, striving for it with the divine energy which is a power within me.

you are a building that rests on the apostles and prophets as its foundation, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone;

begging me of their own accord, most urgently, for the favour of contributing to the support of the saints.

But by God's grace I am what I am. The grace he showed me did not go for nothing; no, I have done far more work than all of them — though it was not I but God's grace at my side.

Still, by way of refreshing your memory, I have written you with a certain freedom, in virtue of my divine commission

When they had finished speaking, James spoke. "Brothers," he said, "listen to me.

and a keen controversy sprang up; but Peter rose and said to them, "Brothers, you are well aware that from the earliest days God chose that of you all I should be the one by whom the Gentiles were to hear the word of the gospel and believe it.

Thus Joseph, who was surnamed Barnabas or (as it may be translated) 'Son of Encouragement' by the apostles, a Levite of Cypriote birth,

Now I tell you, Peter is your name and on this rock I will build my church; the powers of Hades shall not succeed against it.

So Jesus despatched Peter and John, saying, "Go and prepare the passover for us that we may eat it."

He took him to Jesus; Jesus gazed at him and said, "You are Simon, the son of John? Your name is to be Cephas" (meaning 'Peter' or 'rock').

He beckoned to them to keep quiet and then described to them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. "Report this to James," he said, "and to the brothers." And off he went to another place.

I hold I am not one whit inferior to these precious 'apostles'!

Now this is playing the fool! But you forced me to it, instead of coming forward yourselves and vouching for me. That was what I deserved; for, 'nobody' as I am, I am not one whit inferior to these precious 'apostles.'

and when he chose to reveal his Son to me, that I might preach him to the Gentiles, instead of consulting with any human being,

Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to make the acquaintance of Cephas. I stayed a fortnight with him.

Then, fourteen years later, I went up to Jerusalem again, accompanied by Barnabas; I took Titus with me also.

If anyone imagines he is somebody, he is deceiving himself, for he is nobody;




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