Galatians 2:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

To whom we gave way not even for an hour; so that the true words of the good news might still be with you.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gal 2:14 : 14 But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?
  • Gal 3:1-2 : 1 O foolish Galatians, by what strange powers have you been tricked, to whom it was made clear that Jesus Christ was put to death on the cross? 2 Give me an answer to this one question, Did the Spirit come to you through the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
  • Gal 4:16 : 16 So then am I no longer your friend, because I give you true words?
  • Col 1:5 : 5 Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,
  • Col 2:4-8 : 4 I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words. 5 For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ. 6 As, then, you took Christ Jesus the Lord, so go on in him, 7 Rooted and based together in him, strong in the faith which the teaching gave you, giving praise to God at all times. 8 Take care that no one takes you away by force, through man's wisdom and deceit, going after the beliefs of men and the theories of the world, and not after Christ:
  • 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.
  • Jude 1:3 : 3 My loved ones, while my thoughts were full of a letter which I was going to send you about our common salvation, it was necessary for me to send you one requesting you with all my heart to go on fighting strongly for the faith which has been given to the saints once and for ever.
  • Eph 1:13 : 13 In whom you, having been given the true word, the good news of your salvation, and through your faith in him, were given the sign of the Holy Spirit of hope,
  • Acts 15:2 : 2 And after Paul and Barnabas had had no little argument and discussion with them, the brothers made a decision to send Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to the Apostles and the rulers of the church at Jerusalem about this question.

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  • Gal 2:2-4
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    2And I went up by revelation; and I put before them the good news which I was preaching among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were of good name, so that the work which I was or had been doing might not be without effect.

    3But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was made to undergo circumcision:

    4And that because of the false brothers let in secretly, who came searching out our free condition which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might make servants of us;

  • Gal 2:6
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    6But from those who seemed to be important (whatever they were has no weight with me: God does not take man's person into account): those who seemed to be important gave nothing new to me;

  • 1 Thess 2:1-6
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    1For you yourselves, brothers, are conscious that our coming among you was not without effect:

    2But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.

    3For our witness does not come from error or from an unclean heart or from deceit:

    4But even as the good news was given to us by the approval of God, so we give it out; not as pleasing men, but God by whom our hearts are tested.

    5For it is common knowledge among you that we never made use of smooth-sounding false words, and God is witness that at no time were we secretly desiring profit for ourselves,

    6Or looking for glory from men, from you or from others, when we might have made ourselves a care to you as Apostles of Christ.

  • 1 Cor 9:12
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    12If others have a part in this right over you, have we not even more? But we did not make use of our right, so that we might put nothing in the way of the good news of Christ.

  • 2 Cor 1:24
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    24Not that we have authority over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy: for it is faith which is your support.

  • 2 Cor 13:8
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    8Because we are able to do nothing against what is true, but only for it.

  • Gal 2:14
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    14But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?

  • Gal 5:1
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    1Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again.

  • 1 Thess 2:9
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    9For you have the memory, my brothers, of our trouble and care; how, working night and day, so that we might not be a trouble to any of you, we gave you the good news of God.

  • Gal 1:5-8
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    5To whom be the glory for ever and ever. So be it.

    6I am surprised that you are being so quickly turned away from him whose word came to you in the grace of Christ, to good news of a different sort;

    7Which is not another sort: only there are some who give you trouble, desiring to make changes in the good news of Christ.

    8But even if we, or an angel from heaven, were to be a preacher to you of good news other than that which we have given you, let there be a curse on him.

  • 3 John 1:7-8
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    7For they went out for love of the Name, taking nothing from the Gentiles.

    8So it is right for us to take in such men as guests, so that we may take our part in the work of the true faith.

  • Acts 15:24
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    24Because we have knowledge that some who went from us have been troubling you with their words, putting your souls in doubt; to whom we gave no such order;

  • Gal 5:7-8
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    7You were going on well; who was the cause of your not giving ear to what is true?

    8This ready belief did not come from him who had made you his.

  • 2 Thess 3:8-9
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    8And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:

    9Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.

  • 2 Cor 4:2
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    2And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

  • Col 1:23
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    23If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.

  • 2 Cor 11:10
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    10As the true word of Christ is in me, I will let no man take from me this my cause of pride in the country of Achaia.

  • Phil 1:27-28
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    27Only let your behaviour do credit to the good news of Christ, so that if I come and see you or if I am away from you, I may have news of you that you are strong in one spirit, working together with one soul for the faith of the good news;

    28Having no fear of those who are against you; which is a clear sign of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;

  • 2 Cor 11:12
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    12But what I do, that I will go on doing, so that I may give no chance to those who are looking for one; so that, in the cause of their pride, they may be seen to be the same as we are.

  • 2 Cor 8:5
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    5And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.

  • Gal 1:11
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    11Because I say to you, my brothers, that the good news of which I was the preacher is not man's.

  • Titus 1:14
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    14Giving no attention to the fictions of the Jews and the rules of men who have no true knowledge.

  • Phil 1:5
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    5Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;

  • 2 Cor 1:18
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    18As God is true, our word to you is not Yes and No.

  • 2 Thess 2:15
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    15So then, brothers, be strong in purpose, and keep the teaching which has been given to you by word or by letter from us.

  • 1 Thess 2:13
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    13And for this cause we still give praise to God, that, when the word came to your ears through us, you took it, not as the word of man, but, as it truly is, the word of God, which has living power in you who have faith.

  • 2 Cor 4:5
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    5For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus.

  • 2 Cor 2:17
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    17For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.

  • 2 Cor 7:2
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    2Let your hearts be open to us: we have done no man wrong, no man has been damaged by us, we have made no profit out of any man,

  • 2 John 1:2
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    2Because of this true knowledge which is in us, and will be with us for ever:

  • 2 Cor 8:20
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    20And so that no man might be able to say anything against us in the business of this giving which has been put into our hands:

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3Giving no cause for trouble in anything, so that no one may be able to say anything against our work;

  • 1 Pet 2:16
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    16As those who are free, not using your free position as a cover for wrongdoing, but living as the servants of God;

  • 2 Cor 5:12
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    12We are not again requesting your approval, but we are giving you the chance of taking pride in us, so that you may be able to give an answer to those whose glory is in seeming, and not in the heart.

  • 1 Thess 2:17
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    17But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;