Galatians

Galatians 2:14

¹⁴When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”^c

Footnotes

c 2:14 Some translators close this quotation after verse 16 or 21.

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Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	ὅτε	hote	Adverb	G3753 when
I saw	εἶδον	eidon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
they were not walking in line	ὀρθοποδοῦσιν	orthopodousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3716 I walk in a straight course, walk uprightly
with	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
truth	ἀλήθειαν	alētheian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G225 truth
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
gospel	εὐαγγελίου	euangeliou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G2098 the good news, the gospel
I said	εἶπον	eipon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
to Cephas	Κηφᾷ	Kēpha	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2786 Cephas
in front of	ἔμπροσθεν	emprosthen	Preposition	G1715 in front, before the face
all	πάντων	pantōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
If	Εἰ	Ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
you	σὺ	sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
who are	ὑπάρχων	hyparchōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5225 I am, exist, am in possession
a Jew	Ἰουδαῖος	Ioudaios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2453 Jewish
live	ζῇς	zēs	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2198 I live
like a Gentile	ἐθνικῶς	ethnikōs	Adverb	G1483 in the manner of Gentiles
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
like a Jew	Ἰουδαϊκῶς	Ioudaikōs	Adverb	G2452 in the manner of Jews
how	πῶς	pōs	Adverb	G4459 how, in what manner
can you compel	ἀναγκάζεις	anankazeis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G315 I force, compel
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
Gentiles	ἔθνη	ethnē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles
to live like Jews	ἰουδαΐζειν	ioudaizein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2450 I live as a Jew

Cross-references

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Acts 10:28 · Galatians 2:5 · Acts 15:10–11 · 1 Timothy 5:20 · Acts 15:28–29 · Galatians 6:12 · Proverbs 2:7 · Psalm 84:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.