Freedom from the Law

11 But when Cephas[a] came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he stood condemned.[b] 12 For he regularly ate with the Gentiles before certain men came from James. However, when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, because he feared those from the circumcision party. 13 Then the rest of the Jews(A) joined his hypocrisy,(B) so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were deviating from the truth of the gospel, I told Cephas[c] in front of everyone, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile(C) and not like a Jew,(D) how can you compel Gentiles to live(E) like Jews?” [d]

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Footnotes

  1. 2:11 Other mss read Peter
  2. 2:11 Or he was in the wrong
  3. 2:14 Other mss read Peter
  4. 2:14 Some translations continue the quotation through v. 16 or v. 21.

Paul Confronts Cephas in Antioch

11 But when Cephas[a] came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly wrong.[b] 12 Until some men arrived from James, he was in the habit of eating with the gentiles, but after those men[c] came, he withdrew from the gentiles[d] and would not associate with them any longer, because he was afraid of the circumcision party. 13 The other Jews also joined him in this hypocritical behavior, to the extent that even Barnabas was caught up in their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were not acting consistently with the truth of the gospel, I told Cephas[e] in front of everyone, “Though you are a Jew, you have been living like a gentile and not like a Jew. So how can you insist that the gentiles must live like Jews?”

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 2:11 I.e. Peter
  2. Galatians 2:11 Or was self-condemned
  3. Galatians 2:12 Lit. after they
  4. Galatians 2:12 The Gk. lacks from the gentiles
  5. Galatians 2:14 I.e. Peter