Galatians 2:12
10 They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
11 When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.
For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.
13 The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
14 When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.
- KJV
- For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
- WEB
- For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
- ASV
- For before that certain came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing them that were of the circumcision.
- DARBY
- for before that certain came from James, he ate with [those of] the nations; but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those of [the] circumcision;
- BLB
- For before certain ones came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles. But when they came, he was drawing back and was separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision.
- ÅB
- For før det kom noen fra Jakob, spiste han sammen med hedningene; men da de kom, dro han seg tilbake og skilte seg ut, for han var redd for dem som var av omskjærelsen,
- OTB
- Før visse menn kom fra Jakob, pleide han å spise med hedningene. Men da de kom, trakk han seg tilbake og skilte seg, i frykt for dem fra omskjæringsgruppen.
- B1930
- For før det kom nogen fra Jakob, åt han sammen med hedningene; men da de kom, drog han sig tilbake og skilte sig ut, for han var redd for dem som var av omskjærelsen,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 10:28
He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.
Read in contextLuke 15:2
So the Pharisees and scribes began to grumble: “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”
Read in contextEphesians 3:6
This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
Read in contextActs 11:2–3
So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers took issue with him
Read in contextMatthew 26:69–75
Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
Read in contextProverbs 29:25
The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high.
Read in contextGalatians 2:9
And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
Read in contextIsaiah 57:11
Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
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