Galatians 2:15
Good News Translation
Indeed, we are Jews by birth and not "Gentile sinners," as they are called.

New Revised Standard Version
We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners;

Contemporary English Version
We are Jews by birth and are not sinners like Gentiles.

New American Bible
We, who are Jews by nature and not sinners from among the Gentiles,

Douay-Rheims Bible
We by nature are Jews: and not of the Gentiles, sinners.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

We by nature are Jews: and not of the Gentiles, sinners.

Jews.

Matthew 3:7-9 And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them: Ye brood of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come? . . .

John 8:39-41 They answered and said to him: Abraham is our father. Jesus saith them: If you be the children of Abraham, do the works of Abraham. . . .

Romans 4:16 Therefore is it of faith, that according to grace the promise might be firm to all the seed: not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

Ephesians 2:3 In which also we all conversed in time past, in the desires of our flesh, fulfilling the will of the flesh and of our thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:

sinners.

Matthew 9:11 And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?

Mark 7:26-28 For the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophenician born. And she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. . . .

Acts 22:21 And he said to me: Go, for unto the Gentiles afar off will I send thee.

Romans 3:9 What then? Do we excel them? No, not so. For we have charged both Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin.

Ephesians 2:11,12 For which cause be mindful that you, being heretofore gentiles is the flesh, who are called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision in the flesh, made by hands: . . .

Titus 3:3 For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

Context
Paul Confronts Cephas
14But when I saw that they walked not uprightly unto the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all: If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of the Gentiles and not as the Jews do, how dost thou compel the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? 15We by nature are Jews: and not of the Gentiles, sinners. 16But knowing that man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, we also believe in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by the faith of Christ and not by the works of the law: because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 15:18
And the Lord sent thee on the way, and said: Go, and kill the sinners of Amalec, and thou shalt fight against them until thou hast utterly destroyed them.

Luke 24:7
Saying: The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and the third day rise again.

Galatians 2:17
But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is Christ then the minister of sin? God forbid!

Ephesians 2:3
In which also we all conversed in time past, in the desires of our flesh, fulfilling the will of the flesh and of our thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:

Philippians 3:4
Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other thinketh he may have confidence in the flesh, I more:

Galatians 2:14
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