But ¹  we did not surrender to them ²  even for a moment, ³  in order that the truth of the gospel would remain with you. ⁴ 

biblegateway Gal 2:5

But we did not yield in subjection to them for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.

But we did not yield in submission to these people for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would remain for you.

to whom not even for an hour did we yield in subjection, in order that the truth of the gospel might remain continually with you.

biblegateway Gal 2:5

We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might remain with you.

to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.

bibleoremus Gal 2:5

we did not submit to them even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might always remain with you.

but not for one moment did I yield to their dictation; I was determined that the full truth of the gospel should be maintained for you.

biblegateway Gal 2:5

to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

biblegateway Gal 2:5

But ¹  we did not surrender to them ²  even for a moment, ³  in order that the truth of the gospel would remain with you. ⁴ 

¹ tn Grk “slaves, nor did we…” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, οὐδέ (oude) was translated as “But…even” and a new sentence started in the translation at the beginning of v. 5.

² tn Or “we did not cave in to their demands.”

³ tn Grk “even for an hour” (an idiom for a very short period of time).

⁴ sn In order that the truth of the gospel would remain with you. Paul evidently viewed the demands of the so-called “false brothers” as a departure from the truth contained in the gospel he preached. This was a very serious charge (see Gal 1:8).