2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up to Jerusalem 5 again with Barnabas, taking Titus along too.
3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and 7 authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work.
2:1 But as for you, communicate the behavior that goes with 8 sound teaching.
1 tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic and refers to both men and women.
2 tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used as a generic and refers to both men and women.
3 tn There is a double connective here that cannot be easily preserved in English: “consequently therefore,” emphasizing the conclusion of what Paul has been arguing.
4 tn Grk “to those who are members of the family of [the] faith.”
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 tn Or “discredit,” “damage the reputation of.”
7 tc Most later witnesses (D2 0278 Ï lat sy) have καί (kai, “and”) after ἀρχαῖς (arcai", “rulers”), though the earliest and best witnesses (א A C D* F G Ψ 33 104 1739 1881) lack the conjunction. Although the καί is most likely not authentic, it has been added in translation due to the requirements of English style. For more discussion, see TCGNT 586.
8 tn Grk “say what is fitting for sound teaching” (introducing the behavior called for in this chapter.).