Galatians 2

NEW JERUSALEM	GREEK BIBLE
1 It was not until fourteen years had gone by that I travel ed up to Jerusalem again, with Barnabas, and Itook Titus with me too.	1 Επειτα μετα δεκατεσσαρα ετη παλιν ανεβην εις Ιεροσολυμα μετα του Βαρναβα, συμπαραλαβων και τον Τιτον?
2 My journey was inspired by a revelation and there, in a private session with the recognised leaders, Iexpounded the whole gospel that I preach to the gentiles, to make quite sure that the efforts I was making andhad already made should not be fruitless.	2 ανεβην δε κατα αποκαλυψιν? και παρεστησα προς αυτους το ευαγγελιον, το οποιον κηρυττω μεταξυ των εθνων, κατ' ιδιαν δε προς τους επισημοτερους, μηπως τρεχω η ετρεξα εις ματην.
3 Even then, and although Titus, a Greek, was with me, there was no demand that he should becircumcised;	3 Αλλ' ουδε ο Τιτος ο μετ' εμου, Ελλην ων, ηναγκασθη να περιτμηθη,
4 but because of some false brothers who had secretly insinuated themselves to spy on the freedom thatwe have in Christ Jesus, intending to reduce us to slavery-	4 αλλα δια τους παρεισακτους ψευδαδελφους, οιτινες παρεισηλθον δια να κατασκοπευσωσι την ελευθεριαν ημων, την οποιαν εχομεν εν Χριστω Ιησου, δια να μας καταδουλωσωσιν?
5 people we did not defer to for one moment, or the truth of the gospel preached to you might have beencompromised. . .	5 εις τους οποιους ουδε προς ωραν υπεχωρησαμεν υποτασσομενοι, δια να διαμεινη εις εσας η αληθεια του ευαγγελιου.
6 but those who were recognised as important people -- whether they actual y were important or not:There is no favouritism with God -those recognised leaders, I am saying, had nothing to add to my message.	6 Περι δε των νομιζομενων οτι ειναι τι, οποιοι ποτε και αν ησαν, ουδολως φροντιζω? ο Θεος δεν βλεπει εις προσωπον ανθρωπου? διοτι εις εμε οι επισημοτεροι δεν προσεθεσαν ουδεν περισσοτερον,
7 On the contrary, once they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been entrusted to me, just asto Peter the gospel for the circumcised	7 αλλα το εναντιον, αφου ειδον οτι ενεπιστευθην να κηρυττω το ευαγγελιον προς τους απεριτμητους καθως ο Πετρος προς τους περιτετμημενους?
8 (for he who empowered Peter's apostolate to the circumcision also empowered mine to the gentiles),	8 διοτι ο ενεργησας εις τον Πετρον, ωστε να αποσταλη προς τους περιτετμημενους, ενηργησε και εις εμε, προς τους εθνικους?
9 and when they acknowledged the grace that had been given to me, then James and Cephas and John,who were the ones recognised as pil ars, offered their right hands to Barnabas and to me as a sign ofpartnership: we were to go to the gentiles and they to the circumcised.	9 και αφου εγνωρισαν την χαριν την δοθεισαν εις εμε Ιακωβος και Κηφας και Ιωαννης, οι θεωρουμενοι οτι ειναι στυλοι, δεξιας εδωκαν κοινωνιας εις εμε και εις τον Βαρναβαν, δια να υπαγωμεν ημεις μεν εις τα εθνη, αυτοι δε εις τους περιτετμημενους?
10 They asked nothing more than that we should remember to help the poor, as indeed I was anxious todo in any case.	10 μονον μας παρηγγειλαν να ενθυμωμεθα τους πτωχους, το οποιον και εσπουδασα αυτο τουτο να καμω.
11 However, when Cephas came to Antioch, then I did oppose him to his face since he was manifestly inthe wrong.	11 Οτε δε ηλθεν ο Πετρος εις την Αντιοχειαν, ηναντιωθην εις αυτον κατα προσωπον, διοτι ητο αξιομεμπτος.
12 Before certain people from James came, he used to eat with gentiles; but as soon as these came, hebacked out and kept apart from them, out of fear of the circumcised.	12 Επειδη πριν ελθωσι τινες απο του Ιακωβου, συνετρωγε με τους εθνικους? οτε δε ηλθον, συνεστελλετο και απεχωριζεν εαυτον, φοβουμενος τους εκ περιτομης.
13 And the rest of the Jews put on the same act as he did, so that even Barnabas was carried away bytheir insincerity.	13 Και μετ' αυτου συνυπεκριθησαν και οι λοιποι Ιουδαιοι, ωστε και ο Βαρναβας συμπαρεσυρθη εις την υποκρισιν αυτων.
14 When I saw, though, that their behaviour was not true to the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of al ofthem, 'Since you, though you are a Jew, live like the gentiles and not like the Jews, how can you compel thegentiles to live like the Jews?'	14 Αλλ' οτε εγω ειδον οτι δεν ορθοποδουσι προς την αληθειαν του ευαγγελιου, ειπον προς τον Πετρον εμπροσθεν παντων? Εαν συ Ιουδαιος ων ζης εθνικως και ουχι Ιουδαικως, δια τι αναγκαζεις τους εθνικους να ιουδαιζωσιν;
15 We who were born Jews and not gentile sinners	15 ημεις εκ γεννησεως Ιουδαιοι οντες και ουχι εκ των εθνων αμαρτωλοι,
16 have nevertheless learnt that someone is reckoned as upright not by practising the Law but by faith inJesus Christ; and we too came to believe in Christ Jesus so as to be reckoned as upright by faith in Christ andnot by practising the Law: since no human being can be found upright by keeping the Law.	16 εξευροντες οτι δεν δικαιουται ανθρωπος εξ εργων νομου ειμη δια πιστεως Ιησου Χριστου, και ημεις επιστευσαμεν εις τον Ιησουν Χριστον, δια να δικαιωθωμεν εκ πιστεως Χριστου και ουχι εξ εργων νομου, διοτι δεν θελει δικαιωθη εξ εργων νομου ουδεις ανθρωπος.
17 Now if we too are found to be sinners on the grounds that we seek our justification in Christ, it wouldsurely fol ow that Christ was at the service of sin. Out of the question!	17 Αλλ' εαν ζητουντες να δικαιωθωμεν εις τον Χριστον ευρεθημεν και ημεις αμαρτωλοι, αρα ο Χριστος αμαρτιας ειναι διακονος; Μη γενοιτο.
18 If I now rebuild everything I once demolished, I prove that I was wrong before.	18 Διοτι εαν οσα κατεστρεψα ταυτα παλιν οικοδομω, παραβατην δεικνυω εμαυτον.
19 In fact, through the Law I am dead to the Law so that I can be alive to God. I have been crucified withChrist	19 Διοτι εγω δια του νομου απεθανον εις τον νομον, δια να ζησω εις τον Θεον.
20 and yet I am alive; yet it is no longer I, but Christ living in me. The life that I am now living, subject tothe limitation of human nature, I am living in faith, faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.	20 Μετα του Χριστου συνεσταυρωθην? ζω δε ουχι πλεον εγω, αλλ' ο Χριστος ζη εν εμοι? καθ' ο δε τωρα ζω εν σαρκι, ζω εν τη πιστει του Υιου του Θεου, οστις με ηγαπησε και παρεδωκεν εαυτον υπερ εμου.
21 I am not setting aside God's grace as of no value; it is merely that if saving justice comes through the Law, Christ died needlessly.	21 Δεν αθετω την χαριν του Θεου? διοτι αν η δικαιωσις γινηται δια του νομου, αρα ο Χριστος εις ματην απεθανε.