Galatians 2:3 (YLT)

Passage

but not even Titus, who <FI>is<Fi> with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised--

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:1 Then, after fourteen years again I went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas, having taken with me also Titus;

Galatians 2:2 and I went up by revelation, and did submit to them the good news that I preach among the nations, and privately to those esteemed, lest in vain I might run or did run;

Galatians 2:3 but not even Titus, who <FI>is<Fi> with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised--

Galatians 2:4 and <FI>that<Fi> because of the false brethren brought in unawares, who did come in privily to spy out our liberty that we have in Christ Jesus, that us they might bring under bondage,

Galatians 2:5 to whom not even for an hour we gave place by subjection, that the truth of the good news might remain to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "even", "titus", "greek", "compelled", and "circumcised--". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "even" and "titus", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "and I went up by revelation and..." into verse 4's "and FI that Fi because of the...", so "even" and "titus" belong inside that flow. In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "even" and "titus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.