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Galatians 2:3 Cross-References

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

Galatians 2:3 (KJV)

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Commentary on Galatians 2:3

But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. The emphatic oude (οὐδέ, "not even") introduces Paul's test case: Titus, a Hellēn (Ἕλλην, pure Gentile), faced no anagkē (ἀνάγκη, "compulsion") to undergo peritemno (περιτέμνω, circumcision). This outcome was revolutionary—the Jerusalem apostles recognized that Gentile converts needed no ritual addition to faith in Christ.Titus himself becomes a living theological argument: his uncircumcised status didn't diminish his standing as a genuine Christian. The passive verb ēnagkasthē (ἠναγκάσθη, "was compelled") emph...

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