Today's Reading | August 2, 2025
Galatians 2:1–14
Introduction Galatians 2:1–14: Paul describes his meeting with the apostles in Jerusalem and reports on a disagreement he had with Peter in Antioch. Today’s Key Verse: Galatians 2:8 GNT [Paul said:] “For by God’s power I was made an apostle to the Gentiles, just as Peter was made an apostle to the Jews. Read 2 Fourteen years later I went back…
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