Gal 2:11-21 | ESV | STEP | But when Cephas came to Antioch , I opposed him to his face , because he stood condemned .

Galatians 2:11-21

Paul Opposes Peter

11 But ^awhen Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him ^bto his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James, ^che was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing ^dthe circumcision party. ^{▼▼Or fearing those of the circumcision} 13 And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that their ^fconduct was not in step with ^gthe truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas ^hbefore them all, “If you, though a Jew, ⁱlive like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

Justified by Faith

15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not ^jGentile sinners; 16 yet we know that ^ka person is not justified ^{▼▼Or counted righteous (three times in verse 16); also verse 17} by works of the law ^mbut through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, ⁿbecause by works of the law no one will be justified.

17 But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found ^oto be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! 18 For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. 19 For through the law I ^pdied to the law, so that I might ^qlive to God. 20 I have been ^rcrucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives ^sin me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, ^twho loved me and ^ugave himself for me. 21 I do not nullify the grace of God, for ^vif righteousness ^{▼▼Or justification} were through the law, ^xthen Christ died for no purpose.