Galatians · Chapter 2

[ edit] Aftirward aftir fourtene ȝeer, eftſoone I ſtiȝede to Jeruſalem wiþ Barnabas, and Tyte takyn to. Forſoþ I ſtiȝede vp reuelacioun, and to gidere ſeyde, or diſputide, wiþ hem þe goſpel, þe which I preche among heþene men; forſoþ a ſydis hond, or by hem ſilf, to hem þat weren ſeyn for to be ſumwhat, leſt perauenture I ſchulde renne in veyn, or hadde runne. But neþer Tyte, þat was wiþ me, whanne he was heþene, was compellid for to be circumſidid; but for falſe briþeren vndirbrouȝt yn, þe whiche priuely entriden for to aſpie oure liberte, þat we han in Criſt Jheſu, þat þei ſchulden dryue vs into ſeruage.

To whiche neþer at oon hour we ȝauen ſtede to ſubieccioun, þat þe treuþe of þe goſpel dwelle at ȝou. Forſoþe of hem þat weren ſeyen for to be ſumwhat; what maner men þei weren ſum tyme, it perteyneþ no þing to me, forſoþe God takiþ not þe perſoone of man; forſoþ þei þat weren ſeen for to be ſumwhat, no þing to me ȝauen to gidere.

But aȝenward, whanne þei hadden ſeyn, þat þe goſpel of prepucie, or heþene men, is bitakun to me, as of circumciſioun to Petre; for he þat wrouȝte to Petre into apoſtelhed of circumciſioun, wrouȝte and to me among heþene men; and whanne þei hadden knowe þe grace of God, þat is ȝouun to me, James, and Cephas, or Petre, and John, þe whiche weren ſeyn for to be pileris, ȝauen to me and Barnabas þe riȝt hondis of felowſchip, þat we among heþene men, þei forſoþ into circumciſioun; oonly þat we ſchulde be myndeful of pore men, þat alſo I was biſy for to do þe ſame þing.

Forſoþe whanne Cephas, or Petre, cam to Antioche, I ſtood aȝens hym in to þe face, for he was reprehenſyble, or worþi for to be reprouyd. Forſoþ bifore þat ſumme camen fro James, he eet wiþ heþen men; forſoþ whanne þei camen, he wiþdrowȝ, and departide hym, dredynge hem þat weren of circumciſioun. And oþere conſcentiden to his feynynge, ſo þat Barnabas was ledd of hem into þat feynynge. But whanne I hadde ſeyn, þat þei walkiden not riȝtly to þe treuþe of þe goſpel, I ſeide to Cephas, or Petre, bifore alle men, If þou, ſiþen þou ert a Jew, lyueſt heþenli, and not Jewly, hou conſtreyneſt þou heþene men for to bicome Jewis?

We ben Jewis of kynde, and not ſynners of heþene men; forſoþ witynge for a man is not iuſtified of þe workis of lawe, no but by þe feiþ of Jheſu Criſt, and we in Criſt Jheſu bileuen, þat we be iuſtyfied of þe feiþ of Criſt, and not of þe workis of lawe. Wherfore of þe workis of lawe ech fleiſch, or man, ſchal not be iuſtified. Þat if we ſekynge for to be iuſtified in Criſt, and we vs ſilf be founden ſynners, wher Criſt is myniſtre of ſynne? Fer be it. Soþli if I bilde aȝen þo þingis þat I diſtroyede, I make me for to be a treſpaſſour. Forſoþ by þe lawe I am deed to þe lawe, þat I lyue to God; wiþ Criſt I am ficchid to þe croſſ. Forſoþ I lyue now, not I, but Criſt lyueþ in me.

Forſoþ þat I lyue now in fleiſch, I lyue in þe feiþ of Goddis ſone, þe which louyde me, and bitook him ſilf for me. I caſte not awey þe grace of God; forſoþ if riȝtwyſneſſe is by þe lawe, Criſt deiede wiþ oute cauſe.