Butδὲfromἀπὸthose who were consideredτῶν δοκούντωνto beεἶναίsomethingτι—whateverὁποῖοίthey onceποτεwereἦσανmakes no differenceοὐδέν διαφέρειto me;μοιGodθεὸςdoes notοὐlook atλαμβάνειthe appearanceπρόσωπονof a person—ἀνθρώπουforγὰρthose who were considered importantοἱ δοκοῦντεςaddedπροσανέθεντοnothingοὐδὲνto me.ἐμοὶ
Galatians 2:6
Study it in the app“But from those who were considered to be something —whatever they once were makes no difference to me; God does not look at the appearance of a person— for those who were considered important added nothing to me.”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 2:6, word by word
- those who were consideredδοκούντωνdokountōn
be regarded
To be regarded as someone of note.
Where else “dokountōn” appears- to beεἶναίeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- —whateverὁποῖοίhopoioi
what sort, such as
Of what sort, what kind; "such as".
Where else “hopoioi” appears- they onceποτεpote
once, formerly
Once, formerly; ever, at some time.
Where else “pote” appears- makes no differenceδιαφέρειdiapherei
differ
To be unlike; to matter to someone.
Where else “diapherei” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- look atλαμβάνειlambanei
General meaning: Take, receive.
Where else “lambanei” appears- the appearanceπρόσωπονprosōpon
appearance
What is seen on the outside, which may not show what someone is like inside.
Where else “prosōpon” appears- of a person—ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpou” appears- addedπροσανέθεντοprosanethento
add
To contribute something new to what one already taught.
Where else “prosanethento” appears
Translation note
Literally, “God does not receive the face of a man”: he shows no favoritism.
The context
5to whom not even for a moment did we yield in submission, so that the truth of the good news might remain with you.
6 · This verse (above)
7On the contrary, seeing that I had been entrusted with the good news of the uncircumcision, just as Peter with that of the circumcision