Butἀλλ’whenὅτεI sawεἶδονthatὅτιthey were notοὐκwalking straightὀρθοποδοῦσινin line withπρὸςthe truthτὴν ἀλήθειανof the good news,τοῦ εὐαγγελίουI saidεἶπονto Cephasτῷ Κηφᾷbeforeἔμπροσθενall:πάντωνIfΕἰyou,σὺbeingὑπάρχωνa Jew,Ἰουδαῖοςliveζῇςlike a Gentileἐθνικῶςandκαὶnotοὐκlike a Jew,Ἰουδαϊκῶςhow is it thatπῶςyou compelἀναγκάζειςthe nationsτὰ ἔθνηto live like Jews?Ἰουδαΐζειν
Galatians 2:14
Study it in the app“But when I saw that they were not walking straight in line with the truth of the good news, I said to Cephas before all: If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how is it that you compel the nations to live like Jews?”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 2:14, word by word
- I sawεἶδονeidon
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eidon” appears- walking straightὀρθοποδοῦσινorthopodousin
walk straight
Walk straight, go on a straight course without turning aside.
Where else “orthopodousin” appears- the truthἀλήθειανalētheian
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheian” appears- of the good newsεὐαγγελίουeuangeliou
good news
Good news: an announcement of victory or of joy. It is the word usually translated "gospel".
Where else “euangeliou” appears- I saidεἶπονeipon
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipon” appears- to CephasΚηφᾷKēphai
Cephas
Cephas: an Aramaic name meaning "rock"; in Greek, Peter.
Where else “Kēphai” appears- beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen
before, in front of
In front of, before.
Where else “emprosthen” appears- beingὑπάρχωνhyparchōn
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchōn” appears- a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaios
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaios” appears- liveζῇςzēis
live a life
To live life in a certain way.
Where else “zēis” appears- like a Gentileἐθνικῶςethnikōs
like the nations
Like the nations, in the manner of those who are not Jews.
Where else “ethnikōs” appears- like a JewἸουδαϊκῶςIoudaikōs
like a Jew
Like a Jew, following Jewish customs.
Where else “Ioudaikōs” appears- you compelἀναγκάζειςanankazeis
compel
Compel, urge strongly.
Where else “anankazeis” appears- the nationsἔθνηethnē
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnē” appears- to live like JewsἸουδαΐζεινIoudaizein
live like a Jew
Live like a Jew, take up the customs and law of the Jews.
Where else “Ioudaizein” appears
Translation note
It is not known where Paul’s words to Cephas end; they may continue to verse 21.
The context
13And the rest of the Jews also acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.
14 · This verse (above)
15We are Jews by nature and not sinners from the nations,