Galatians 2:1–10, King James Version
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Galatians 2:1–10
Titus Remains Uncircumcised as the Leaders Recognize One Mission
One gospel, two fields: Titus is not compelled, and the poor are not forgotten.
In Jerusalem Paul presents the gospel he preaches among the nations. Titus, a Greek, is not forced into circumcision. James, Cephas, and John add nothing to that Gentile message, recognize differentiated missions, extend fellowship, and ask that the poor be remembered.
Titus's freedom tests whether Gentile inclusion needs a Jewish body-mark as its ticket. It does not authorize coercing Jewish people to abandon circumcision, Torah practice, or ethnic identity.
How this should shape us
Protect belonging that does not require a second ethnicity. Honor Jewish and Gentile vocations as one mission, and keep the poor on the agenda of every fellowship handshake.
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Best judgment: The historical visit, identity of the 'false brethren,' exact force of running in vain, and relation between mission spheres are disputed. The firm textual results are that Titus was not compelled, pressure was resisted for the Galatians' sake, recognized leaders added nothing to Paul's gospel, and material care remained part of partnership.
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Galatians 2:1–10, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, repeated terms, and original-language discussion.
SBLGNT official text file Gal.txt, 2:1–10
Supports: Verse-level Greek, syntax, KJV-era wording, textual variants, and interpretive alternatives.
NET Bible Galatians chapter print views, 2:1–10, including attached translator, study, and textual notes
Supports: South-Galatian early-date case, whole-letter flow, Greek observations, traditional Protestant synthesis, and verse-level interpretation.
Harmon and Sloat, Galatians, introduction and commentary on 2:1–10, with bibliography and endnotes
Supports: Jewish historical orientation, rhetoric about Torah and circumcision, reception risks, and verse-level alternatives.
Cohen, Jewish Annotated New Testament, print pp. 332–344, introduction and annotations on 2:1–10
Supports: Fair statement and evangelical critique of New Perspective readings of works of law, justification, and table fellowship.
Scacewater, 'Galatians 2:11–21 and the Interpretive Context of Works of the Law,' JETS 56.2 (2013), pp. 307–323
Supports: Independent morphology, form, and lexical-range cross-check for material Greek claims.
STEP Bible Data repository, Greek morphology and lexical records for Galatians 2:1–10
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: Galatians 2:1–10, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, repeated terms, and original-language discussion.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text file Gal.txt, 2:1–10
Open the Galatians Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible - Galatians with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005-2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level Greek, syntax, KJV-era wording, textual variants, and interpretive alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible Galatians chapter print views, 2:1–10, including attached translator, study, and textual notes
Open NET Galatians 2 notesmodern open commentary
Galatians
Matthew S. Harmon and John Sloat
The Gospel Coalition Bible Commentary, 2023
Supports: South-Galatian early-date case, whole-letter flow, Greek observations, traditional Protestant synthesis, and verse-level interpretation.
Exact location: Harmon and Sloat, Galatians, introduction and commentary on 2:1–10, with bibliography and endnotes
Open source ↗modern annotated new testament
Galatians introduction and annotations in The Jewish Annotated New Testament
Shaye J. D. Cohen; edited by Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler
Oxford University Press, 2011
Supports: Jewish historical orientation, rhetoric about Torah and circumcision, reception risks, and verse-level alternatives.
Exact location: Cohen, Jewish Annotated New Testament, print pp. 332–344, introduction and annotations on 2:1–10
Open source ↗peer reviewed exegetical article
Galatians 2:11-21 and the Interpretive Context of 'Works of the Law'
Todd Scacewater
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 56.2, 2013
Supports: Fair statement and evangelical critique of New Perspective readings of works of law, justification, and table fellowship.
Exact location: Scacewater, 'Galatians 2:11–21 and the Interpretive Context of Works of the Law,' JETS 56.2 (2013), pp. 307–323
Open source ↗Lexical and grammatical evidence
STEP Bible Data
Tyndale House Cambridge
Tyndale House Cambridge, repository snapshot verified 2026
Supports: Independent morphology, form, and lexical-range cross-check for material Greek claims.
Exact location: STEP Bible Data repository, Greek morphology and lexical records for Galatians 2:1–10
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