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Galatians 2:9

And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andγνόντεςgnontesperceivedγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “perceived”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.perceivedτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χάρινcharingraceχάρις (charis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “grace”, the object formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.the graceτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δοθεῖσάνdotheisanthat was givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “that was given”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.that was givenμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).unto meἸάκωβοςiakōbosJamesἸάκωβοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “James”, the subject formG2385James, (a) the Small, son of Alphaeus, and one of the Twelve, (b) half-brother of Jesus, (c) father (?) of Jude, (d) son of Zebedee, and brother of John, one of the Twelve, killed A.D. 44.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΚηφᾶςkēphasCephasΚηφᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Cephas”, the subject formG2786Cephas (Aramaic for rock), the new name given to Simon Peter, the apostle.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δοκοῦντεςdokountesto thinkδοκέω (dokeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to think”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.This verse uses “think”.στῦλοιstuloipillarστῦλος (stulos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “pillar”, the subject formG4769a pillar, support, column.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).δεξιὰςdexiasright handsδεξιός (dexios)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “right hands”, the object formG1188on the right hand, right hand, right.This verse uses “right hand”.the right handsἔδωκανedōkanto giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.ἐμοὶemoiIἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ΒαρναβᾷbarnabaBarnabasΒαρναβᾶς (barnabas)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Barnabas”, the to- or for-formG921Barnabas, a Cypriote Jew, uncle of John Mark; his other name was Joseph.κοινωνίαςkoinōniasof fellowshipκοινωνία (koinōnia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of fellowship”, the of-formG2842(lit: partnership) (a) contributory help, participation, (b) sharing in, communion, (c) spiritual fellowship, a fellowship in the spirit.This verse uses “fellowship”.of fellowshipἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).weεἰςeisshould go untoεἰςpreposition — “should go unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.should go untoτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνηethnēheathenἔθνος (ethnos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “heathen”, the object formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.the heathenαὐτοὶautoitheyαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “they”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “they”.theyδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.περιτομήνperitomēncircumcisionπεριτομή (peritomē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “circumcision”, the object formG4061circumcision.the circumcision

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having known the grace that was given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, who were esteemed to be pillars, a right hand of fellowship they did give to me, and to Barnabas, that we to the nations, and they to the circumcision [may go],

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American Standard Version (1901)

and when they perceived the grace that was given unto me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision;

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.

Darby Translation

and recognising the grace given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were conspicuous as being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas [the] right hands of fellowship, that we [should go] to the nations, and they to the circumcision;

Douay-Rheims

And when they had known the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship: that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision:

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