Galatians 2:3 “Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised,…”

Galatians 2:3

Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:

World English Bible

But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

American Standard Version

But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:

Geneva Bible 1599

But neither yet Titus which was with me, though he were a Grecian, was compelled to be circumcised,

Darby Translation

(but neither was Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, compelled to be circumcised;)

Young's Literal Translation

but not even Titus, who [is] with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised —

Bible in Basic English

But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was made to undergo circumcision:

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Cross references

“But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:”

Galatians 5:2–6 Acts 16:3 Acts 15:24 1 Corinthians 9:20 1 Corinthians 9:21

Galatians 5:2–6 · BSB

Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.

Acts 16:3 · BSB

Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

Acts 15:24 · BSB

It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.

1 Corinthians 9:20 · BSB

To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.

1 Corinthians 9:21 · BSB

To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.

Also

2 Corinthians 2:13

2 Corinthians 2:13 · BSB

I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

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

In context

2I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.

4This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.

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