GAL 2:8 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) because the same God who worked in Peter to assign him to the Jews also worked in me to assign me to the non-Jews.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT (for the one having worked in Peter for apostleship to the circumcision also worked in me to the Gentiles),

UST That is, just like God had authorized and empowered Peter in order that he might be a representative of Jesus to take God’s message to the Jews, he also had authorized and empowered me in order that I might be a representative of Jesus to take God’s message to the non-Jews.

BLB for the One having worked in Peter for apostleship of the circumcision, did also in me toward the Gentiles--

AICNT for the one who worked in Peter for the apostleship of the circumcision also worked in me for the Gentiles,

OEB For he who gave Peter power for his mission to the Jews gave me, also, power to go to the Gentiles.

WEBBE for he who worked through Peter in the apostleship with the circumcised also worked through me with the Gentiles—

WMBB (Same as above)

NET (for he who empowered Peter for his apostleship to the circumcised also empowered me for my apostleship to the Gentiles)

LSV for He who worked with Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, worked also in me in regard to the nations,

FBV (for the same God[fn] who worked through Peter as apostle to the Jews also worked through me as apostle to the foreigners),

2:8 Literally, “the One.”

TCNT For he who worked through Peter in his apostleship to the circumcised also worked through me in my apostleship to the Gentiles.

T4T That is, just like God had empowered/authorized Peter in order that he might be an apostle to bring God’s message to the Jews [MTY], he also had empowered/authorized me in order that I might be an apostle to bring his message to the non-Jews.

LEB (for the one who was at work through Peter for his apostleship to the circumcision was at work also through me for the Gentiles),

BBE (Because he who was working in Peter as the Apostle of the circumcision was working no less in me among the Gentiles);

Moff (for He who equipped Peter to be an apostle of the circumcised equipped me as well for the uncircumcised),

Wymth for He who had been at work within Peter with a view to his Apostleship to the Jews had also been at work within me with a view to my Apostleship to the Gentiles—

ASV (for he that wrought for Peter unto the apostleship of the circumcision wrought for me also unto the Gentiles);

DRA (For he who wrought in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, wrought in me also among the Gentiles.)

YLT for He who did work with Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, did work also in me in regard to the nations,

Drby (for he that wrought in Peter for [the] apostleship of the circumcision wrought also in me towards the Gentiles,)

RV (for he that wrought for Peter unto the apostleship of the circumcision wrought for me also unto the Gentiles);
((for he that wrought/done for Peter unto the apostleship of the circumcision wrought/done for me also unto the Gentiles); )

SLT (For be having been energetic in Peter for the mission of circumcision, was energetic also in me for the nations:)

Wbstr (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me towards the Gentiles:)

KJB-1769 (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
((For he that wrought/done effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:) )

KJB-1611 (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the Apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mightie in me towards the Gentiles.)
((For he that wrought/done effectually in Peter to the Apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me towards the Gentiles.))

Bshps (For he that was myghtie in Peter, to the Apostleshyp of the circumcision, the same was myghtie in me towarde the gentiles)
((For he that was mighty in Peter, to the Apostleshyp of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the gentiles))

Gnva (For he that was mightie by Peter in the Apostleship ouer the circumcision, was also mightie by me toward the Gentiles)
((For he that was mighty by Peter in the Apostleship over the circumcision, was also mighty by me toward the Gentiles) )

Cvdl (For he yt was mightie with Peter to the Apostleshippe ouer the circumcision, the same was mightie with me also amoge the Heythen)
((For he it was mighty with Peter to the Apostleshippe over the circumcision, the same was mighty with me also among the Heathen))

TNT for he that was myghty in Peter in the Apostleshippe over the circumcision the same was myghty in me amonge the gentyls:
(for he that was mighty in Peter in the Apostleshippe over the circumcision the same was mighty in me among the gentiles: )

Wycl for he that wrouyte to Petre in apostlehed of circumcisioun, wrouyte also to me among the hethene;
(for he that wrought/done to Petre in apostlehed of circumcision, wrought/done also to me among the heathen;)

Luth (denn der mit Petrus kräftig ist gewesen zum Apostelamt unter die Beschneidung, der ist mit mir auch kräftig gewesen unter die Heiden),
((because/than the/of_the with Peter kräftig is been for_the apostlesamt under the Beschneidung, the/of_the is with to_me also kräftig been under the heathens),)

ClVg (qui enim operatus est Petro in apostolatum circumcisionis, operatus est et mihi inter gentes):
((qui because worked it_is Petro in/into/on apostolatum circumcision, worked it_is and to_me between people/nations): )

UGNT (ὁ γὰρ ἐνεργήσας Πέτρῳ εἰς ἀποστολὴν τῆς περιτομῆς, ἐνήργησεν καὶ ἐμοὶ εἰς τὰ ἔθνη),
((ho gar energaʸsas Petrōi eis apostolaʸn taʸs peritomaʸs, enaʸrgaʸsen kai emoi eis ta ethnaʸ),)

SBL-GNT ὁ γὰρ ἐνεργήσας Πέτρῳ εἰς ἀποστολὴν τῆς περιτομῆς ἐνήργησεν καὶ ἐμοὶ εἰς τὰ ἔθνη,
(ho gar energaʸsas Petrōi eis apostolaʸn taʸs peritomaʸs enaʸrgaʸsen kai emoi eis ta ethnaʸ,)

RP-GNT ὁ γὰρ ἐνεργήσας Πέτρῳ εἰς ἀποστολὴν τῆς περιτομῆς, ἐνήργησεν καὶ ἐμοὶ εἰς τὰ ἔθνη -
(ho gar energaʸsas Petrōi eis apostolaʸn taʸs peritomaʸs, enaʸrgaʸsen kai emoi eis ta ethnaʸ -)

TC-GNT ὁ γὰρ ἐνεργήσας Πέτρῳ εἰς ἀποστολὴν τῆς περιτομῆς, ἐνήργησε καὶ ἐμοὶ εἰς τὰ ἔθνη—
(ho gar energaʸsas Petrōi eis apostolaʸn taʸs peritomaʸs, enaʸrgaʸse kai emoi eis ta ethnaʸ— )

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–10: The church leaders accepted Paul’s apostleship and his message

In this section, Paul explained to the Galatians one reason why they should hold firm to the gospel that he had taught them. He did this by telling them about the meeting that he had in Jerusalem with the apostles there. At this meeting, the apostles recognized Paul’s authority as an apostle. They also agreed that he preached the true gospel.

This meeting became necessary because of the message of some false teachers. These false teachers insisted that a person was not truly saved unless he also became circumcised and kept the laws of Moses. (See Acts 15:1–2 and Galatians 2:4.) At the meeting, the apostles agreed with Paul. They agreed that no one should force non-Jewish believers to be circumcised and obey the Law that God gave to Moses. This showed the Galatians that these teachers were wrong.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Paul Was Accepted as an Apostle by the Leaders in Jerusalem (GW)

The apostles accept Paul

Paul’s apostleship and message

The Jerusalem leaders recognized Paul’s apostleship and message

Paragraph 2:6–10

In this paragraph, Paul wrote about two results from the meeting in Jerusalem.

The first result of that meeting (2:6) was that the apostles and elders did not find it necessary to add circumcision or anything else to Paul’s message. They agreed that the gospel that Paul preached was true and complete.

The second result (2:7–9) was that the apostles agreed that Paul had full authority as an apostle. They recognized that God had given him authority to preach the gospel to the Gentiles.

2:8a–b

In 2:8, Paul continued to compare himself to Peter. Believers at that time recognized that God was working through Peter. Peter did miracles, and his preaching resulted in people believing in Jesus. Paul also did miracles, and people also came to believe in Jesus through Paul’s ministry. Through his ministry, people also received the Holy Spirit. So Paul’s ministry was equal to Peter’s ministry. This evidence supports Paul’s statement in 2:7 that God had entrusted him with the gospel.

Because Paul compared himself to Peter, it may be more natural in some languages to put Paul first (as in 2:7b–c). In other words, it may be more natural to change the order of 2:8a and 2:8b. For example:

^bGod is working through my ministry to the Gentiles ^ajust as he is working through Peter’s ministry to the Jews.

2:8a

For the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the circumcised

God worked through Peter to make successful his ministry/work as an apostle to the people who are circumcised.
Just as God helped Peter to do well his work as an apostle among the Jews,

For: Verse 2:8 supports and further explains Paul’s statement in 2:7b–c. There he stated that God had given him the work of spreading the gospel. God had given him this work just as he had given this work to Peter. Here, Paul explained and supported this statement by saying that God worked through his ministry just as he worked through Peter’s ministry.

The Greek introduces this explanation with a conjunction that the BSB translates as For. Some English versions do not translate this conjunction. In some languages, it will not be necessary to translate this conjunction either.

the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship: There are two ways to interpret the clause that the BSB translates as the One who was at work in Peter’s apostleship:

It means that God worked in/through Peter in his ministry as an apostle. This means that God made his ministry as an apostle effective/successful. For example:
God helped Peter work with the Jews (NLV)
God who had done such great work in Peter’s ministry for the Jews (JBP) (BSB, NIV, ESV, RSV, NLT, JBP, KJV, NASB, RSV)
It means that God worked in Peter’s life and made him an apostle. God called/made Peter to be an apostle. For example:
The one who made Peter an apostle to Jewish people (GW) (GNT, GW, CEV)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). The majority of English versions follow this interpretation. And this interpretation is a stronger argument. Paul’s point is that his ministry was equal with Peter’s. His ministry had the same results as Peter’s ministry.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

God worked through Peter to make his work as an apostle successful.

God caused Peter to do well his work as an apostle.

God blessed Peter’s work as an apostle.

the One who: The Greek word that the BSB translates as the One who refers to God. For example:

God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle (NIV)

apostleship: The Greek word that the BSB translates as apostleship refers to the ministry/work that an apostle does.

Some other ways to translate this word are:

the ministry…as an apostle (NIV)

the work of an apostle

to the circumcised: The word circumcised refers to “Jews.” You should translate this word as you did in 2:7c.

2:8b

was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles.

In the same way, he also worked through me to make successful my ministry to the Gentiles.
he also helped me to do my work well as an apostle among the non-Jews.

was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles: This entire clause means that God also worked through Paul and made his ministry as an apostle successful. As a result, Paul, like Peter, did miracles. And many people also became Christians because of his ministry.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

He also worked through me to make my work as an apostle successful.

God also caused me to do well my work as an apostle.

He also blessed me and my work as an apostle.

Gentiles: The word that the BSB translates as Gentiles refers to people who are not Jews. This word first occurs in 1:16b. See also Gentiles, Meaning 1 in the Glossary for more information.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

ὁ γὰρ ἐνεργήσας Πέτρῳ εἰς ἀποστολὴν τῆς περιτομῆς, ἐνήργησεν καὶ ἐμοὶ εἰς τὰ ἔθνη

the_‹one› (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ γάρ ἐνεργήσας Πέτρῳ εἰς ἀποστολήν τῆς περιτομῆς ἐνήργησεν καί ἐμοί εἰς τά ἔθνη)

This entire verse is a parenthetical statement. In this verse Paul gives the reason why the leaders of the church in Jerusalem determined that Paul was authorized and commissioned by God to bring the gospel to non-Jews. Use a natural form in your language for introducing and/or expressing a parenthetical statement.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ

the_‹one›

Here, the one refers to God. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. Alternate translation: [God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῆς περιτομῆς

˱of˲_the circumcision

See how you translated the phrase the circumcision in [2:7](../02/07.md).

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

ἐνήργησεν καὶ ἐμοὶ εἰς τὰ ἔθνη

worked (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ὁ γάρ ἐνεργήσας Πέτρῳ εἰς ἀποστολήν τῆς περιτομῆς ἐνήργησεν καί ἐμοί εἰς τά ἔθνη)

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: [also worked in me for my apostleship to the Gentiles] or [also worked in me for apostleship to the Gentiles]

Parallel GAL 2:8

Section 2:1–10: The church leaders accepted Paul’s apostleship and his message

Paragraph 2:6–10

2:8a–b

2:8a

2:8b