2 WYC Y wente vp bi reuelacioun, and spak with hem the euangelie, which Y preche among the hethene; and bi hem silf to these that semeden to be sumwhat, lest Y runne, or hadde runne in veyne. BSB BSB: I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.
3 WYC And nother Tite, that hadde be with me, while he was hethene, was compellid to be circumsidid; BSB BSB: Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
4 WYC but for false britheren that weren brouyt ynne, whiche hadden entrid to aspie oure fredom, which we han in Jhesu Crist, to bring vs in to seruage. BSB BSB: This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
5 WYC But we yyue no place to subieccioun, that the treuthe of the gospel schulde dwelle with you. BSB BSB: We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
6 WYC But of these that semeden to be sumwhat; whiche thei weren sum tyme, it perteyneth not to me, for God takith not the persoone of man; for thei that semeden to be sumwhat, yauen me no thing. BSB BSB: But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.
7 WYC But ayenward, whanne thei hadden seyn, that the euangelie of prepucie was youun to me, as the euangelie of circumcisioun was youun to Petre; BSB BSB: On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
8 WYC for he that wrouyte to Petre in apostlehed of circumcisioun, wrouyte also to me among the hethene; BSB BSB: For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles.
9 WYC and whanne thei hadden knowe the grace of God, that was youun to me, James, and Petre, and Joon, whiche weren seyn to be the pileris, thei yauen riythond of felowschip to me and to Barnabas, that we among the hethene, and thei in to circumcisioun; BSB BSB: And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, 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. 10 WYC oneli that we hadde mynde of pore men `of Crist, the which thing Y was ful bisi to doon. BSB BSB: They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
11 WYC But whanne Petre was comun to Antioche, Y ayenstood hym in the face, for he was worthi to be vndirnommen. BSB BSB: When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
12 WYC For bifor that ther camen summen fro James, he eete with the hethene men; but whanne thei weren comun, he withdrowy, and departide hym, dredinge hem that weren of circumcisioun. BSB BSB: For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.
13 WYC And the othere Jewis assentiden to his feynyng, so that Barnabas was drawun of hem in to that feynyng. BSB BSB: The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
14 WYC But whanne Y sawy, that thei walkiden not riytli to the treuthe of the gospel, Y seide to Petre bifor alle men, If thou, that art a Jew, lyuest hethenlich, and not Jewelich, hou constreynest thou hethene men to bicome Jewis? BSB BSB: When 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?”
15 WYC We Jewis of kynde, and not synful men of the hethene, BSB BSB: We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”
16 WYC knowen that a man is not iustified of the werkis of lawe, but bi the feith of Jhesu Crist; and we bileuen in Jhesu Crist, that we ben iustified of the feith of Crist, and not of the werkis of lawe. Wherfor of the werkis of lawe ech fleisch schal not be iustified. BSB BSB: know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
17 WYC And if we sechen to be iustified in Crist, we oure silf ben foundun synful men, whether Crist be mynystre of synne? BSB BSB: But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not!
18 WYC God forbede. And if Y bylde ayen thingis that Y haue distruyed, Y make my silf a trespassour. BSB BSB: If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.
19 WYC For bi the lawe Y am deed to the lawe, and Y am fitchid to the crosse, that Y lyue to God with Crist. BSB BSB: For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God.
20 WYC And now lyue not Y, but Crist lyueth in me. But that Y lyue now in fleisch, Y lyue in the feith of Goddis sone, that louede me, and yaf hym silf for me. BSB BSB: I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
21 WYC Y caste not awey the grace of God; for if riytwisnesse be thoruy lawe, thanne Crist diede with out cause. BSB BSB: I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.
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