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Galatians 2:8 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 8. 8(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
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Role in This Section
This verse identifies the same divine power at work through Peter's and Paul's differentiated apostleship.
Read It With
- Galatians 2:1–10
Read Galatians 2:8 with 2:1–10. This verse identifies the same divine power at work through Peter's and Paul's differentiated apostleship. The complete unit establishes this movement: Paul presents Titus's uncircumcised inclusion as a test of gospel freedom and reports that James, Cephas, and John added nothing to his Gentile message, recognized differentiated missions, extended fellowship, and asked that the poor be remembered.
Why It Needs Context
Read this line within Galatians 2:1–10. The surrounding lines are necessary because they complete this movement: Paul presents Titus's uncircumcised inclusion as a test of gospel freedom and reports that James, Cephas, and John added nothing to his Gentile message, recognized differentiated missions, extended fellowship, and asked that the poor be remembered.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Galatians 2:1–10 — Titus Remains Uncircumcised as the Leaders Recognize One MissionSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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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
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