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Galatians 2 - Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

September 30
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The Other Apostles Accepted Paul

2 1After 14 years, I went to Jerusalem again. I went with Barnabas, and I took
Titus with me. 2I went because God showed me that I should go. I went to those men
who were the leaders [of the believers]. When we were alone, I told these men the
Good News* I tell to the non-Jewish people. [I wanted these men to understand my
work], so that my past work and the work I do now would not be wasted. 3-4Titus
was with me. Titus is a Greek (non-Jew). But these leaders did not force even Titus
to be circumcised.* [We needed to talk about these problems], because some false
brothers had come into our group secretly. They came in like spies to find out
about the freedom we have in Christ Jesus. 5But we did not agree with anything those
false brothers wanted! We wanted the truth of the Good News to continue for you.
6Those men who seemed to be important did not change the Good News* message I tell
people. (It doesn't matter to me if they were "important" or not. To God all men
are the same.) 7But these leaders saw that God had given me a special work, the
same as Peter.* God gave Peter the work of telling the Good News to the Jews. But
God gave me the work of telling the Good News to the non-Jewish people. 8God gave
Peter the power to work as an apostle.* Peter is an apostle for the Jewish people.
God gave me the power to work as an apostle too. But I am an apostle for the people
who are not Jews. 9James, Peter, and John seemed to be the leaders. They saw that
God had given me this special grace (gift). So they accepted Barnabas and me. Peter,
James, and John said, "Paul and Barnabas, we agree that you should go to the people
who are not Jews. We will go to the Jews." 10They asked us to do only one thing--to
remember to help the poor people. And this was something that I really wanted to
do.
Paul Shows that Peter Was Wrong

11Peter came to Antioch. He did something that was not right. I was against Peter,
because he was wrong. 12This is what happened: When Peter first came to Antioch,
he ate and associated with the non-Jewish people. But then some Jewish men came
from James. When these Jewish men came, Peter stopped eating with the non-Jewish
people. Peter separated himself from the non-Jews. He was afraid of the Jews who
believe that all non-Jewish people must be circumcised.* 13So Peter was a hypocrite.*
The other Jewish believers joined with Peter. So they were hypocrites too. Even
Barnabas was influenced by the things these Jewish believers did. 14I saw what these
Jews did. They were not following the truth of the Good News.* So I spoke to Peter
in a way that all the other Jews could hear what I said. This is what I said: "Peter,
you are a Jew. But you don't live like a Jew. You live like a non-Jew. So why do
you now force the non-Jewish people to live like Jews?"

15We Jews were not born as non-Jews and sinners. We were born as Jews. 16We know
that a person is not made right with God by following the law.* No! It is trusting
in Jesus Christ that makes a person right with God. So we have put our faith in
Christ Jesus, because we wanted to be made right with God. And we are right with
God because we trusted in Christ--not because we followed the law. [This is true]
because no person can be made right with God by following the law. 17We 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! 18But I would really be wrong to begin
teaching again those things (the law) that I gave up. 19I stopped living for the
law. It was the law that killed me. I died to the law so that I can now live for
God. I (my old life) was killed on the cross with Christ. 20So the life that I live
now is not really me--it is Christ living in me. I still live in my body, but I
live by faith in the Son of God (Jesus). Jesus is the One who loved me. He gave
himself to save me. 21This gift is from God, and it is very important to me. Why?
Because if law could make us right with God, then Christ did not have to die.

Footnotes: Good News The news that God has made a way for people to have their sins
forgiven and live with him forever. circumcised To have the foreskin cut off. This
was done to every Jewish baby boy. It was a mark of the agreement God made with
Abraham (Gen. 17:9-14). Peter The text says, "Cephas," the Jewish name for Peter.
He was one of Jesus' twelve apostles. apostles The men Jesus chose to represent
him in a special way. hypocrites Bad people that act like they are good. law God's
law. It is represented in the law of Moses.
"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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