Galatians 2:3
Galatians 2:3 Meaning and Explanation
“But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:”
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What Does Galatians 2:3 Mean?
Here is the outcome that settles the matter. Titus, an uncircumcised Gentile, stood right there among the apostles, and no one forced circumcision upon him. The leaders did not require it. The test case passed; the gospel of grace held its ground.
This single fact undercuts the troublers in Galatia. If circumcision were truly necessary for acceptance with God, surely the Jerusalem apostles would have demanded it of Titus. They did not. The freedom Paul preached was confirmed, not corrected, by the very leaders his opponents appealed to.
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What does Galatians 2:3 mean?
Even Titus, though a Greek, was not compelled to be circumcised.