Galatians 2:3

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

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  • Acts 16:3 : 3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was Greek.
  • Gal 5:2-6 : 2 Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all! 3 And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4 You who are trying to be declared righteous by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace! 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight– the only thing that matters is faith working through love.
  • 1 Cor 9:20-21 : 20 To the Jews I became like a Jew to gain the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law(though I myself am not under the law) to gain those under the law. 21 To those free from the law I became like one free from the law(though I am not free from God’s law but under the law of Christ) to gain those free from the law.
  • 2 Cor 2:13 : 13 I had no relief in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and set out for Macedonia.
  • Acts 15:24 : 24 Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused you, upsetting your minds by what they said,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gal 2:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1Confirmation from the Jerusalem Apostles Then after fourteen years I went up to Jerusalem again with Barnabas, taking Titus along too.

    2I went there because of a revelation and presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I did so only in a private meeting with the influential people, to make sure that I was not running– or had not run– in vain.

  • Acts 16:3
    78%

    3Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was Greek.

  • Gal 2:4-10
    7 verses
    78%

    4Now this matter arose because of the false brothers with false pretenses who slipped in unnoticed to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, to make us slaves.

    5But we did not surrender to them even for a moment, in order that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.

    6But from those who were influential(whatever they were makes no difference to me; God shows no favoritism between people)– those influential leaders added nothing to my message.

    7On the contrary, when they saw that I was entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised just as Peter was entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised

    8(for he who empowered Peter for his apostleship to the circumcised also empowered me for my apostleship to the Gentiles)

    9and when James, Cephas, and John, who had a reputation as pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

    10They requested only that we remember the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do.

  • Gal 2:14-15
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    74%

    14But when I saw that they were not behaving consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all,“If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

    15The Justification of Jews and Gentiles We are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,

  • Rom 2:26-29
    4 verses
    74%

    26Therefore if the uncircumcised man obeys the righteous requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?

    27The physically uncircumcised man, by keeping the law, will judge you to be the transgressor of the law, even though you have the letter and circumcision!

    28For a person is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision something that is outward in the flesh,

    29but someone is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is of the heart by the Spirit and not by the letter. This person’s praise is not from people but from God.

  • Gal 6:12-15
    4 verses
    73%

    12Those who want to make a good showing in external matters are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.

    13For those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh.

    14But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

    15For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation!

  • Gal 5:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1Freedom of the Believer For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery.

    2Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all!

    3And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

  • Gal 2:12
    72%

    12Until certain people came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stopped doing this and separated himself because he was afraid of those who were pro-circumcision.

  • 2 Cor 12:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17I have not taken advantage of you through anyone I have sent to you, have I?

    18I urged Titus to visit you and I sent our brother along with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit? Did we not behave in the same way?

  • 1 Cor 7:18-19
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    18Was anyone called after he had been circumcised? He should not try to undo his circumcision. Was anyone called who is uncircumcised? He should not get circumcised.

    19Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Instead, keeping God’s commandments is what counts.

  • Col 3:11
    71%

    11Here there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all and in all.

  • Gal 1:16
    71%

    16to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being,

  • 1 Thess 2:6
    71%

    6nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,

  • Acts 15:24
    71%

    24Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused you, upsetting your minds by what they said,

  • Phil 3:3
    71%

    3For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, exult in Christ Jesus, and do not rely on human credentials

  • 2 Cor 2:13
    70%

    13I had no relief in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and set out for Macedonia.

  • Acts 11:2-3
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    70%

    2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him,

    3saying,“You went to uncircumcised men and shared a meal with them.”

  • Eph 2:11
    70%

    11New Life Corporately Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh– who are called“uncircumcision” by the so-called“circumcision” that is performed on the body by human hands–

  • 2 Cor 8:23
    69%

    23If there is any question about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; if there is any question about our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, a glory to Christ.

  • Rom 15:18
    69%

    18For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,

  • Acts 15:10
    69%

    10So now why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?

  • Gal 1:2
    69%

    2and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.

  • Gal 5:11
    69%

    11Now, brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.

  • Gal 5:6
    69%

    6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight– the only thing that matters is faith working through love.

  • 2 Cor 11:9
    69%

    9When I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

  • Gal 1:10-11
    2 verses
    69%

    10Am I now trying to gain the approval of people, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ!

    11Paul’s Vindication of His Apostleship Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.

  • Gal 3:28
    69%

    28There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female– for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.

  • Acts 15:1
    69%

    1The Jerusalem Council Now some men came down from Judea and began to teach the brothers,“Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

  • Acts 15:19
    69%

    19“Therefore I conclude that we should not cause extra difficulty for those among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

  • 2 Cor 7:14
    69%

    14For if I have boasted to him about anything concerning you, I have not been embarrassed by you, but just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus about you has proved true as well.