Galatians 2:13
11 When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.
12 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.
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?”
15 We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile “sinners”
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.
Compare
- BSB
- The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
- KJV
- And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
- WEB
- And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
- ASV
- And the rest of the Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that even Barnabas was carried away with their dissimulation.
- DARBY
- and the rest of the Jews also played the same dissembling part with him; so that even Barnabas was carried away too by their dissimulation.
- BLB
- And also the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.
- ÅB
- og sammen med ham hyklet og de andre jøder, så at endog Barnabas ble revet med av deres hykleri.
- OTB
- De andre jødene sluttet seg til ham i denne hykleriet, så mye at til og med Barnabas ble ledet vill av deres hykleri.
- B1930
- og sammen med ham hyklet og de andre jøder, så at endog Barnabas blev revet med av deres hykleri.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
Read in contextHebrews 13:9
Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
Read in contextEphesians 4:14
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 10:1
As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Read in contextGenesis 12:11–13
As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
Read in contextActs 4:36
Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
Read in context1 Corinthians 5:6
Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
Read in context1 Corinthians 8:9
Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
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