The Pharisees {\cf2\super [104]} saw that Jesus was eating with these people. The Pharisees asked Jesus’ followers, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and other bad people?”
Galatians 2:15 - Easy To Read Version We Jews were not born as non-Jews and sinners. We were born as Jews. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [I went on to say] Although we ourselves (you and I) are Jews by birth and not Gentile (heathen) sinners, American Standard Version (1901) We being Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, Common English Bible We are born Jews—we’re not Gentile sinners. Catholic Public Domain Version By nature, we are Jews, and not of the Gentiles, sinners. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version We by nature are Jews, and not of the Gentiles sinners. |
The Pharisees {\cf2\super [104]} saw that Jesus was eating with these people. The Pharisees asked Jesus’ followers, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and other bad people?”
Jesus said that the Son of Man {\cf2\super [387]} must be given to evil men, be killed on a cross, and rise from death on the third day.”
But Jesus said to me, ‘Leave now. I will send you far away to the non-Jewish people.’”
So are we Jews better than other people? No! We have already said that Jews and non-Jews are the same. They are all guilty of sin.
So people get God’s promise by having faith. This happens so that the promise can be a free gift. And if the promise is a free gift, then all of Abraham’s {\cf2\super [42]} people can have that promise. The promise is not only for those people that live under the law \{of Moses\}. The promise is for any person that lives with faith like Abraham. Abraham is the father of us all.
We Jews came to Christ to be made right with God. So it is clear that we were sinners too. Does this mean that Christ makes us sinners? No!
In the past, all of us lived like those people. We lived trying to please our sinful selves. We did all the things our bodies and minds wanted. We were \{evil\} people. We should have suffered God’s anger because of the way we were. We were the same as all other people.
Even if I am able to trust in myself, still I don’t trust in myself. If any other person thinks that he has a reason to trust in himself, then he should know that I have a greater reason for trusting in myself.
Grace (kindness) and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Lord sent you on a special mission. The Lord said, ‘Go and destroy all of the Amalekites. They are evil people. Destroy them all! Fight them until they are completely finished!’