But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me: |
But from those who seemed to be something – whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God shows personal favoritism to no man – for those who seemed to be something added nothing to me. |
But from those who were of high reputation (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality (does not receive a face)) – well, those who were of reputation contributed nothing to me. |
As for those who seemed to be important – whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not judge by external appearance – those men added nothing to my message. |
Moreover, [no new requirements were made] by those who were reputed to be something – though what was their individual position and whether they really were of importance or not makes no difference to me; God is not impressed with the positions that men hold and He is not partial and recognizes no external distinctions – those [I say] who were of repute imposed no new requirements upon me [had nothing to add to my Gospel, and from them I received no new suggestions]. |
But to be something at the hands of those who were of repute, whatever they were aforetime, is of no importance to me. God accepts not man’s person. For those who were of repute imposed nothing on me. |
And as far as their reputed leaders were concerned (I neither known nor care what their exact position was: God is not impressed with a man’s office), they had nothing to add to my gospel. |
Those who were looked upon as leaders – what they were makes no difference to me – God pays no attention to outward appearances – these leaders added nothing new to me. |
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