Galatians
Galatians 2:8–9
8For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles.
9And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas,b and John — those reputed to be pillars — gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
Footnotes
- b 2:9 That is, Peter; also in verses 11 and 14
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Galatians 2:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| was at work | ἐνεργήσας | energēsas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1754 I work, accomplish, am operative |
| in Peter’s | Πέτρῳ | Petrō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| apostleship | ἀποστολὴν | apostolēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G651 commission, duty of apostle, apostleship |
| to the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| circumcised | περιτομῆς | peritomēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4061 circumcision |
| was also at work | ἐνήργησεν | enērgēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1754 I work, accomplish, am operative |
| in my | ἐμοὶ | emoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| Gentiles | ἔθνη | ethnē | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
Galatians 2:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| recognizing | γνόντες | gnontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| grace | χάριν | charin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5485 grace, favor, kindness |
| I | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| had been given | δοθεῖσάν | dotheisan | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| James | Ἰάκωβος | Iakōbos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2385 James |
| Cephas | Κηφᾶς | Kēphas | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2786 Cephas |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| John | Ἰωάννης | Iōannēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| those | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| reputed | δοκοῦντες | dokountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1380 I think, seem, appear, it seems |
| to be | εἶναι | einai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1510 I am, exist |
| pillars | στῦλοι | styloi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4769 a pillar |
| gave | ἔδωκαν | edōkan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1325 I offer, give |
| me | ἐμοὶ | emoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Barnabas | Βαρνάβα | Barnaba | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G921 Barnabas |
| right hand | δεξιὰς | dexias | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1188 on the right hand, right hand, right |
| of fellowship | κοινωνίας | koinōnias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2842 participation, communion, fellowship |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| we | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| Gentiles | ἔθνη | ethnē | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| they | αὐτοὶ | autoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| circumcised | περιτομήν | peritomēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4061 circumcision |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Galatians 2:8 Acts 9:15 · Acts 22:21 · Acts 21:19 · Acts 15:12 · Acts 19:11–12 · Acts 2:14–41
Galatians 2:9 Romans 12:3 · Revelation 3:12 · Ephesians 3:8 · Galatians 2:2 · Romans 1:5 · Acts 15:22–30 · Galatians 2:6–7 · 1 John 1:3 · Revelation 21:14–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.