But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
Titus was a Greek who accompanied Paul, and he was not compelled to be circumcised. His uncircumcised standing was not an oversight but a deliberate case that tested whether the rite should be imposed upon Gentile converts. The outcome upheld his freedom and made his experience a supporting ground for the broader settlement of the question. Gentile believers are therefore free from the obligation of circumcision. That freedom extends to the obligations of the ceremonial law as a whole.
Titus was a Greek who accompanied Paul, and he was not compelled to be circumcised. His uncircumcised standing was not an oversight but a deliberate case that tested whether the rite should be imposed upon Gentile converts. The outcome upheld his freedom and made his experience a supporting ground for the broader settlement of the question. Gentile believers are therefore free from the obligation of circumcision. That freedom extends to the obligations of the ceremonial law as a whole.