GAL 2:14 Parallel View

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OET (OET-RV) but when I saw that they weren’t being honest with the truth of the good message, I had to say to Peter in front of everybody, “If you Jews are living more like non-Jews and not like strict Jews, how can you force non-Jews to obey all the Jewish traditions?

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ULT But when I saw that they were not walking correctly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of all of them, “If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?

UST I had realized that they were not acting forthrightly and in a manner that was consistent with the correct facts and teachings of the good news about the Messiah. So when all the fellow believers had come together, I told Peter the following: “Although you are a Jew, you often conduct yourself like non-Jews do by disregarding Jewish laws about food. When you are among non-Jews, you do not customarily conduct yourself at all like Jews do. So, now it is wrong that you are causing non-Jews to think that they must obey all the Jewish rituals and customs!

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?”[fn]

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

BLB But when I saw that they are not walking in line according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before all, "If you being a Jew live like a Gentile, and not like a Jew, why do you compel the Gentiles to Judaize?

AICNT But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to {Cephas}[fn] in front of them all, “If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how do you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

2:14, Cephas: Later manuscripts read “Peter.” BYZ TR

OEB But, when I saw that they were not dealing straightforwardly with the truth of the good news, I said to Peter, before them all, ‘If you, who were born a Jew, adopt Gentile customs, instead of Jewish, why are you trying to compel the Gentile converts to adopt Jewish customs?’

WEB 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?

NET But when I saw that they were not behaving consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

LSV But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly to the truth of the good news, I said to Peter before all, “If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of the nations, and not in the manner of the Jews, how do you compel the nations to live like Jews?

FBV When I realized that they weren't taking a firm stand for the truth of the good news, I said to Peter in front of everyone, “If you're a Jew yet live like the foreigners and not like Jews, why are you forcing the foreigners to live like Jews?

TCNT But when I saw that they were not walking uprightly in accordance with the truth of the gospel, I said to [fn]Peter in front of them all, “If yoʋ, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, [fn]why do yoʋ compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

2:14 Peter 91.7% ¦ Cephas CT 4.8%

2:14 why do ¦ how is it that CT

T4T But when I realized that they were not acting according to the truth of the message about Christ, when all the fellow believers there were present, I told Peter the following: “Although you (sg) are a Jew, you often conduct yourself like non-Jews do by disregarding Jewish laws about food. When you are among non-Jews, you (sg) do not customarily conduct yourself at all like Jews do. So, ◄now it is wrong that you (sg) are causing non-Jews to think that they must obey all the Jewish rituals and customs!/why are you (sg) causing non-Jews to think that they must obey all the Jewish rituals and customs?► [RHQ]”

LEB But when I saw that they were not being straightforward with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of them all, “If you, although you[fn] are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
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?:? *Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are”) which is understood as concessive

BBE But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?

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ASV But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Cephas before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as do the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, how compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

DRA But when I saw that they walked not uprightly unto the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all: If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of the Gentiles, and not as the Jews do, how dost thou compel the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

YLT 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?

DBY But when I saw that they do not walk straightforwardly, according to the truth of the glad tidings, I said to Peter before all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as the nations and not as the Jews, how dost thou compel the nations to Judaize?

RV But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Cephas before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as do the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, how compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

WBS But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

KJB But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
(But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou/you the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? )

BB But when I sawe that they went not the ryght way to the trueth of the Gospel, I saide vnto Peter before them all: If thou beyng a Iewe, lyuest after the maner of the gentiles, and not as do the Iewes: Why causest thou the gentiles to lyue as do the Iewes?
(But when I saw that they went not the right way to the truth of the Gospel, I said unto Peter before them all: If thou/you being a Yewe, livest after the manner of the gentiles, and not as do the Yewes: Why causest thou/you the gentiles to live as do the Yewes?)

GNV But when I saw, that they went not ye right way to the trueth of ye Gospel, I sayd vnto Peter before all men, If thou being a Iewe, liuest as the Gentiles, and not like the Iewes, why constrainest thou the Gentiles to doe like the Iewes?
(But when I saw, that they went not ye/you_all right way to the truth of ye/you_all Gospel, I said unto Peter before all men, If thou/you being a Yewe, livest as the Gentiles, and not like the Yewes, why constrainest thou/you the Gentiles to do like the Yewes? )

CB But whan I sawe that they walked not right after ye trueth of the Gospell, I sayde vnto Peter openly before all: Yf thou beynge a Iewe, lyuest after the maner of the Gentyles, and not as do the Iewes, why causest thou the Gentyles then to lyue as do the Iewes?
(But when I saw that they walked not right after ye/you_all truth of the Gospel, I said unto Peter openly before all: If thou/you being a Yewe, livest after the manner of the Gentyles, and not as do the Yewes, why causest thou/you the Gentyles then to live as do the Yewes?)

TNT But when I sawe that they went not the ryght waye after the trueth of the gospell I sayde vnto Peter before all men yf thou beynge a Iewe livest after the maner of the gentyls and not as do the Iewes: why causest thou the getyls to live as do the Iewes?
(But when I saw that they went not the right way after the truth of the gospel I said unto Peter before all men if thou/you being a Yewe livest after the manner of the gentiles and not as do the Yewes: why causest thou/you the getyls to live as do the Yewes? )

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?
(But when I sawy, that they walkeden not riytli to the truth of the gospel, I said to Petre before all men, If thou, that art a Yew, livest hethenlich, and not Yewelich, how constreynest thou/you heathen men to bicome Yewis?)

LUT Aber da ich sah, daß sie nicht richtig wandelten nach der Wahrheit des Evangeliums, sprach ich zu Petrus vor allen öffentlich: So du, der du ein Jude bist, heidnisch lebest und nicht jüdisch, warum zwingest du denn die Heiden, jüdisch zu leben?
(But there I saw, that they/she/them not richtig wandelten nach the truth the gospel, spoke I to Petrus before/in_front_of all öffentlich: So you, the you a Yude bist, heidnisch lebest and not jüdisch, warum zwingest you because the Heiden, jüdisch to life?)

CLV Sed cum vidissem quod non recte ambularent ad veritatem Evangelii, dixi Cephæ coram omnibus: Si tu, cum Judæus sis, gentiliter vivis, et non judaice: quomodo gentes cogis judaizare?[fn]
(Sed when/with vidissem that not/no recte ambularent to words Evangelii, dixi Cephæ coram omnibus: When/But_if tu, when/with Yudæus sis, gentiliter vivis, and not/no yudaice: quomodo gentes cogis yudaizare?)

2.14 Quomodo gentes cogis. Non docentis imperio, sed conversationis exemplo.

2.14 Quomodo gentes cogis. Non docentis imperio, but conversationis exemplo.

UGNT ἀλλ’ ὅτε εἶδον ὅτι οὐκ ὀρθοποδοῦσιν πρὸς τὴν ἀλήθειαν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, εἶπον τῷ Κηφᾷ ἔμπροσθεν πάντων, εἰ σὺ Ἰουδαῖος, ὑπάρχων ἐθνικῶς καὶ οὐκ Ἰουδαϊκῶς ζῇς, πῶς τὰ ἔθνη ἀναγκάζεις Ἰουδαΐζειν?
(all’ hote eidon hoti ouk orthopodousin pros taʸn alaʸtheian tou euangeliou, eipon tōi Kaʸfa emprosthen pantōn, ei su Youdaios, huparⱪōn ethnikōs kai ouk Youdaikōs zaʸs, pōs ta ethnaʸ anagkazeis Youdaizein?)

SBL-GNT ἀλλʼ ὅτε εἶδον ὅτι οὐκ ὀρθοποδοῦσιν πρὸς τὴν ἀλήθειαν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, εἶπον τῷ ⸀Κηφᾷ ἔμπροσθεν πάντων· Εἰ σὺ Ἰουδαῖος ὑπάρχων ἐθνικῶς ⸂καὶ ⸀οὐκ Ἰουδαϊκῶς ζῇς⸃, ⸀πῶς τὰ ἔθνη ἀναγκάζεις Ἰουδαΐζειν;
(allʼ hote eidon hoti ouk orthopodousin pros taʸn alaʸtheian tou euangeliou, eipon tōi ⸀Kaʸfa emprosthen pantōn; Ei su Youdaios huparⱪōn ethnikōs ⸂kai ⸀ouk Youdaikōs zaʸs⸃, ⸀pōs ta ethnaʸ anagkazeis Youdaizein? )

TC-GNT Ἀλλ᾽ ὅτε εἶδον ὅτι οὐκ ὀρθοποδοῦσι πρὸς τὴν ἀλήθειαν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, εἶπον τῷ [fn]Πέτρῳ ἔμπροσθεν πάντων, Εἰ σύ, Ἰουδαῖος ὑπάρχων, ἐθνικῶς [fn]ζῇς καὶ οὐκ Ἰουδαϊκῶς, [fn]τί τὰ ἔθνη ἀναγκάζεις Ἰουδαΐζειν;
(All᾽ hote eidon hoti ouk orthopodousi pros taʸn alaʸtheian tou euangeliou, eipon tōi Petrōi emprosthen pantōn, Ei su, Youdaios huparⱪōn, ethnikōs zaʸs kai ouk Youdaikōs, ti ta ethnaʸ anagkazeis Youdaizein?)

2:14 πετρω 91.7% ¦ κηφα CT 4.8%

2:14 ζης και ουκ ιουδαικως 77.9% ¦ και ουχι ιουδαικως ζης NA 1.8% ¦ και ουκ ιουδαικως ζης SBL TH WH 1.6%

2:14 τι ¦ πως CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

ἀλλ’

but

Here, Paul uses the word But to introduce a contrast between his actions and the wrong actions of Cephas, Barnabas, and the other Jewish believers that he described in 2:12-13. Use a natural way in your language for introducing a contrast.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

οὐκ ὀρθοποδοῦσιν

not ˱they˲_/are/_walking_straight

Here, the word walking is a figure of speech which refers to how people act or conduct their lives. In Jewish culture a person’s behavior was spoken of as if that person was walking along a path. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning using plain language. Alternate translation: “they were not acting correctly” or “they were not conducting their lives correctly”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν ἀλήθειαν τοῦ εὐαγγελίου

the truth ˱of˲_the gospel

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of truth, you could express the same idea in some other way that is natural in your language. See how you translated the phrase the truth of the gospel in 2:5.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

εἰ σὺ Ἰουδαῖος, ὑπάρχων ἐθνικῶς καὶ οὐκ Ἰουδαϊκῶς ζῇς, πῶς τὰ ἔθνη ἀναγκάζεις Ἰουδαΐζειν

if you /a/_Jew being paganly and not Jewish /are/_living how the pagans ˱you˲_/are/_compelling /to_be/_Judaizing

This is the beginning of a direct quotation in which Paul quotes what he said to Cephas. Some Bible scholars think this quote ends at the end of this verse, while other Bible scholars think that this quotation continues until the end of 2:21. Some Bible scholars think that part of Paul’s words in 2:15-21 could be him summarizing what he said to Peter and the Jews who were present. The ULT uses quotation marks from this point through the end of 2:21. Use a natural way in your language for indicating that Paul’s words from here to the end of 2:21 are a quotation. If you decide that Paul is quoting himself only through the end of this verse, then use a natural way in your language for indicating that Paul’s words from here to the end of this verse are the complete, direct quotation.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

εἰ σὺ Ἰουδαῖος, ὑπάρχων ἐθνικῶς καὶ οὐκ Ἰουδαϊκῶς ζῇς, πῶς τὰ ἔθνη ἀναγκάζεις Ἰουδαΐζειν

if you /a/_Jew being paganly and not Jewish /are/_living how the pagans ˱you˲_/are/_compelling /to_be/_Judaizing

Paul is not asking for information, but is using the question form here to emphatically rebuke Cephas and to help Cephas understand the hypocrisy of his actions. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation, and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “You are a Jew, and live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, and so it is very hypocritical for you to force the Gentiles to live like Jews!” or “You are a Jew, and live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, and so it is very wrong for you to force the Gentiles to live like Jews!”

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

εἰ σὺ Ἰουδαῖος, ὑπάρχων ἐθνικῶς καὶ οὐκ Ἰουδαϊκῶς ζῇς

if you /a/_Jew being paganly and not Jewish /are/_living

Paul is speaking as if this were a hypothetical possibility, but he means that it is actually true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, and if your readers might misunderstand and think that what Paul is saying is not certain, then you can translate his words as an affirmative statement. Alternate translation: “Since you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not a like Jew”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

σὺ & ἀναγκάζεις

you & ˱you˲_/are/_compelling

Both occurrences of the word you in this verse refer to Peter and are singular.

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