Galatians 2:12
for before the coming of certain from James, with the nations he was eating, and when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
11And when Peter came to Antioch, to the face I stood up against him, because he was blameworthy,
Cross References
Isaiah 57:11And of whom hast thou been afraid, and fearest, That thou liest, and Me hast not remembered? Thou hast not laid [it] to thy heart, Am not I silent, even from of old? And Me thou fearest not?
Matthew 26:69And Peter without was sitting in the court, and there came near to him a certain maid, saying, 'And thou wast with Jesus of Galilee!'
Luke 15:2and the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying — This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'
Acts 11:2and when Peter came up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision were contending with him,
Galatians 2:9and having known the grace that was given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, who were esteemed to be pillars, a right hand of fellowship they did give to me, and to Barnabas, that we to the nations, and they to the circumcision [may go],
Ephesians 2:19Then, therefore, ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens of the saints, and of the household of God,
Matthew Henry on Galatians 2:12-21
Peter Reproved by Paul. ( a. d. 56.) 11 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. 12 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. 13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation. 14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the… Read the whole commentary →