¶ Then fourteen¹ years after I went² up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas³, and took Titus⁴ with me also.

And I went up by⁵ revelation, and communicated⁶ unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately⁷ to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should⁸ run, or had run, in vain.

⁹But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:

And that because¹⁰ of false brethren unawares¹¹ brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty¹² which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring¹³ us into bondage:

To whom we¹⁴ gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that¹⁵ the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh¹⁷ no matter to me: God¹⁸ accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in¹⁹ conference added nothing to me:

But contrariwise, when²⁰ they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision²¹ was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;

(For he²² that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same²³ was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)

And when James²⁴, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars²⁵, perceived the grace²⁶ that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship²⁷; that we should²⁸ go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

¶ Only they would that²⁹ we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

¶ But when Peter was come to Antioch³⁰, I withstood³¹ him to the face, because³² he was to be blamed.

For before that certain³³ came from James, he did³⁴ eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew³⁵ and separated himself, fearing³⁶ them which were of the circumcision.

And the other³⁷ Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried³⁸ away with their dissimulation.

But when I saw that they walked³⁹ not uprightly according to the truth⁴⁰ of the gospel, I said⁴¹ unto Peter before them all, If thou⁴², being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why⁴³ compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

We who are Jews⁴⁴ by nature, and not sinners⁴⁵ of the Gentiles,

Knowing that⁴⁶ a man is not justified by the works of the law, but⁴⁷ by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have⁴⁸ believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for⁴⁹ by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

But if, while⁵⁰ we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found⁵¹ sinners, is⁵² therefore Christ the minister of sin? God⁵³ forbid.

⁵⁴For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

For I through⁵⁵ the law am dead⁵⁶ to the law, that⁵⁷ I might live unto God.

¶ I am crucified⁵⁸ with Christ: nevertheless⁵⁹ I live; yet not I, but⁶⁰ Christ liveth in me: and the life⁶¹ which I now⁶² live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son⁶³ of God, who⁶⁴ loved me, and gave himself for me.

I do not⁶⁵ frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness⁶⁶ come by the law, then Christ⁶⁷ is dead in vain.