Galatians 2:15 “We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners””

Galatians 2:15

We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

World English Bible

“We, being Jews by nature and not Gentile sinners,

American Standard Version

We being Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

Geneva Bible 1599

We which are Iewes by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

Darby Translation

We, Jews by nature, and not sinners of [the] nations,

Young's Literal Translation

we by nature Jews, and not sinners of the nations,

Bible in Basic English

We being Jews by birth, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

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Cross references

“Jews”

Ephesians 2:3 John 8:39–41 Romans 4:16 Matthew 3:7–9

Ephesians 2:3 · BSB

All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

John 8:39–41 · BSB

“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.

Romans 4:16 · BSB

Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the fath…

Matthew 3:7–9 · BSB

But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

“sinners”

Titus 3:3 Romans 3:9 Matthew 9:11 Mark 7:26–28 Acts 22:21 Ephesians 2:11

Titus 3:3 · BSB

For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

Romans 3:9 · BSB

What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.

Matthew 9:11 · BSB

When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Mark 7:26–28 · BSB

Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

Acts 22:21 · BSB

Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

Ephesians 2:11 · BSB

Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—

Also

Philippians 3:4 1 Samuel 15:18

Philippians 3:4 · BSB

though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:

1 Samuel 15:18 · BSB

and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14When 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?”

16know 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.

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