Galatians 2:14

Updated: June 3, 2025
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But when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?
World English Bible (WEB)
But{G235} when{G3753} I saw{G1492}{(G5627)} that{G3754} they walked{G3716} not{G3756} uprightly{G3716}{(G5719)} according to{G4314} the truth{G225} of the gospel{G2098}, I said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto Peter{G4074} before{G1715} them all{G3956}, If{G1487} thou{G4771}, being{G5225}{(G5723)} a Jew{G2453}, livest{G2198}{(G5719)} after the manner of Gentiles{G1483}, and{G2532} not{G3756} as do the Jews{G2452}, why{G5101} compellest thou{G315}{(G5719)} the Gentiles{G1484} to live as do the Jews{G2450}{(G5721)}?
KJV with Strongs
(14) Yet when I saw that they weren't walking straight to the firm-truth of the good news, I said to Kefa before them all, "If you being a Judean, live like a Gentile-person and not like Judeans, how come you compel the Gentile-peoples to live like Judeans?" 
The F.O.G
[14] When I saw they weren't being straight about the truth of the gospel, I confronted Peter publicly: "If you, a Jewish believer, have been living like a Gentile rather than following Jewish customs, how can you now pressure Gentiles to live like Jews?"
The F.O.G Paraphrase
But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly to the truth of the good news, I said to Peter before all, ‘If thou, being a Jew, in the manner of the nations dost live, and not in the manner of the Jews, how the nations dost thou compel to Judaize?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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