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Galatians 2:12
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.
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.
GALATIANS 2:12 tinaj {A} The singular number tina (î48vid itd, r Irenaeus), which seems to have originated along with the erroneous reading h=lqen (see the following comment), is obviously the result...
Verse 12. _BEFORE THAT CERTAIN CAME FROM JAMES, HE DID EAT WITH_ _THE GENTILES_] Here was Peter's fault. He was convinced that God had pulled down the middle wall of partition that had so long separa...
FOR BEFORE THAT CERTAIN CAME - Some of the Jews who had been converted to Christianity. They evidently observed in the strictest manner the rites of the Jewish religion. CAME FROM JAMES - See the note...
CHAPTER 2 _ 1. How Jerusalem had Confirmed the Gospel Paul Preached. (Galatians 2:1)_ 2. Peter's Failure; Paul's Rebuke and Testimony. (Galatians 2:11) Fourteen years passed by before he ever saw Je...
Excitement and consequent confusion rise higher still. In one sense, these verses record a climax; Paul is not merely Peter's equal he had exposed him once when Peter was plainly in the wrong. There i...
But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he stood condemned. Before some men arrived from James it was his habit to eat with the Gentiles. When they came he withdrew and separ...
THE MAN WHO REFUSED TO BE OVERAWED (Galatians 2:1-10)...
BEFORE. Greek. _pro_. App-104. CERTAIN. Greek. _tines_ App-124. FROM. Greek. _apo_. App-104. EAT WITH. Greek. _sunesthio_. See Acts 10:41. WITHDREW. began to withdraw, Greek. _hupostello,_ See Act...
We learn from Acts 15:22, foll. that when the Council broke up, certain members of the Apostolic company were sent to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas, to convey to the Churches of Syria and Cilicia the...
The decree of the Council of Jerusalem had virtually exempted _Gentile_converts from the observance of the Jewish ceremonial law (see Acts 15:1; Acts 15:5; Acts 15:28-29). It is probable that James, f...
ὍΤΕ ΔῈ ἮΛΘΟΝ. ACDb.cHKL vulg. syrutr. ὅτε δὲ ἦλθεν אBD*G. Compare Orig. _c. Cels._ 11. 1 (ἐλθόντος Ἰακώβον πρὸς αὐτὸν�). But probably the -εν is due to careless assonance with the preceding and the fo...
11–14. _My independence of Cephas personally and of Barnabas_ (Galatians 2:11) Let me now show you both my independence in rebuking even Cephas and my insistence on the true character of the Gospel. C...
10–2:21. ST PAUL’S DEFENCE OF HIMSELF 10–12. _My one object is to please God, and to serve Christ, who revealed to me the Gospel_ (Galatians 1:10) I say “now,” for my words show clearly that I care n...
ΈΛΘΕΪ́Ν _aor. act. inf. от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064). Артикулированный _inf._ с _предл._ ΠΡΌ (G4253) выражает предшествование: "до" (МТ, 144). ΣΥΝΉΣΘΙΕΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΣΥΝΕΣΘΊΩ (G4906) есть с кем-л.,...
Maintained in Conflict with Peter at Antioch. Galatians 2:11-21 a) The hypocritical conduct of Peter and the remainder of Jewish Christians. Galatians 2:11-13 TEXT 2:11-13 (11) But when Cephas came...
_VERSE 12. FOR BEFORE THAT CERTAIN CAME FROM JAMES, HE DID EAT WITH THE GENTILES._ VERSE 12. But when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision....
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. CERTAIN - men: perhap...
2 Paul's method in Jerusalem seems to have taken into account the low spiritual state and prejudices of the Jewish believers. It would have been practically impossible to impress the whole company wit...
HIS AUTHORITY RECOGNISED BY THE APOSTLES AT JERUSALEM AND MAINTAINED IN HIS CONFLICT WITH ST. PETER 1-10. It was not until upon the occasion of a subsequent visit to Jerusalem fourteen years later th...
HE DID NOT EAT WITH THE GENTILES] He would thus be defiled according to the Jewish Law. WITHDREW] i.e. refused any longer to sit with the Gentile Christians at the love-feasts, and perhaps also in the...
Peter knew that God accepted the *Gentiles (Acts 10). Jesus unites *Jews and *Gentiles when they trust him. So Peter was happy to accept *Gentile Christians. In Antioch, they ate together. This means...
CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE GALATIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 2 PAUL MET THE LEADERS IN JERUSALEM V1 Then I returned to Jerusalem 14 years later with Barnabas. Titus came with me too. V2 God showed m...
(11-14) The next phase in this question was at Antioch. On his coming thither Peter was guilty of a great inconsistency. He began by eating freely with the Gentile converts, but the arrival of a party...
CERTAIN CAME FROM JAMES. — The expression used leaves it an open question whether the persons intended brought, or claimed to bring, any sort of official authorisation from St. James (comp. Acts 15:24...
CHAPTER 9 PAUL AND PETER AT ANTIOCH. Galatians 2:11 THE conference at Jerusalem issued in the formal recognition by the Primitive Church of Gentile Christianity, and of Paul's plenary Apostleship. A...
Ἰακώβου. Any visitors from the Church of Jerusalem might perhaps be said to come from James, who was its permanent head; but these brethren appear to have been in special sympathy with James in regard...
INTRIGUE AT ANTIOCH TO AFFIX THE STIGMA OF UNCLEANNESS ON UNCIRCUMCISED BRETHREN, COUNTENANCED BY PETER AND BARNABAS, BUT OPENLY REBUKED BY PAUL. The gathering of many Christians at Antioch after the...
LIVING BY FAITH IN CHRIST Galatians 2:11 Evidently Peter had gone back from the clear revelation of Acts 10:1, and from his former practice as stated in Galatians 2:12. The fear of the conservative p...
Having dealt with the divine origin of his teaching, the apostle now proceeded to show that his teaching was confirmed by the conference he had with the elders at Jerusalem fourteen years after his co...
(2) 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. (2) Another most veh...
(6) But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me: (7)...
Galatians 1:1-24. We saw the second of Corinthians characterized by the most rapid transitions of feeling, by a deep and fervent sense of God's consolations, by a revulsion so much the more powerful i...
12._For before that certain persons came. _The state of the case is here laid down. For the sake of the Jews, Peter had withdrawn himself from the Gentiles, in order to drive them from the communion o...
He then speaks historically of his ministry, and of the question whether man had anything to do with it. His gospel was not according to man, for he had not received it from any man; he had not been t...
FOR BEFORE THAT CERTAIN CAME FROM JAMES,.... The Lord's brother, mentioned before with Cephas and John, who resided at Jerusalem, from whence these persons came; and who are said to come from James, b...
FROM JAMES; from Jerusalem, where James resided. DID EAT WITH THE GENTILES; in disregard of the ceremonial law. OF THE CIRCUMCISION; the Jews from Judea....
THE JERUSALEM CONFERENCE Not until fourteen years later was there any consultation between Paul and the apostles generally. On this occasion (of which Acts 15:1 gives the history) Paul went with Barna...
Peter is not immune to sin. He is not an "infallible Pope." Peter is guilty of "hypocrite in reverse." He was eating with Gentiles UNTIL some Jews came along. He pretended like he was not with the Ge...
11-14 Notwithstanding Peter's character, yet, when Paul saw him acting so as to hurt the truth of the gospel and the peace of the church, he was not afraid to reprove him. When he saw that Peter and...
It should seem that Peter had been at Antioch some time; while he was there, there came down certain Jews from James, who was at Jerusalem: before they came Peter had communion with those Christians a...
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. [The Jews regarded it as unlawful...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III But they themselves, while knowing the same God, continued in the ancient observances; so that even Peter, fearing also lest he might incur their reproof, although...
Galatians 2:12 for G1063 before G4253 certain G5100 came G2064 (G5629) from G575 James G2385 eat G4906 ...
PAUL'S ARGUMENT WITH PETER WHEN PETER WAS INCONSISTENT (GALATIANS 2:11). The previous argument had a permanent importance for the church because it has laid down once for all what is basic to salvatio...
‘But when Cephas came to Antioch I resisted him to his face because he stood condemned. For before certain men came from James he ate with the Gentiles, but when they came he drew back and separated h...
Galatians 2:12. CERTAIN PERSONS FROM JAMES, not simply members of his congregation at Jerusalem, out followers, and (as the word ‘from' seems to indicate) delegates of James of Jerusalem (Galatians 2:...
_The Collision of Paul with Peter at Antioch._ Paul continues to prove his independent Apostolic dignity, and shows that he asserted it even in open opposition to Peter at Antioch before the mother co...
_Excursus on the Controversy of Peter and Paul._ The collision of the two Apostles was of course only temporary. Peter showed weakness, Paul rebuked him, Peter submitted, and both continued to labor,...
FOR BEFORE THAT CERTAIN CAME FROM JAMES (προ του γαρ ελθειν τινας απο Ιακωβου). The reason (γαρ) for Paul's condemnation of Peter. Articular infinitive in the genitive after προ with the accusative...
Galatians 2:1. _Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also. And I went up by revelation,-_ He was sent by the church at Antioch, but the church...
CONTENTS: Paul's journey to Jerusalem and His contest for the truth. Justification by faith in Christ without works. CHARACTERS: Christ, Paul, Barnabas, Titus, Peter, James, Cephas, John. CONCLUSION:...
Galatians 2:1. _Then fourteen years after, I went up again to Jerusalem, and took Titus,_ his fellow-labourer. Luke adds, “and others also.” Acts 15:2. We may gather from this, that Luke was of the co...
BEFORE SOME MEN. Peter had a vision (Acts 10:9-16), and he witnessed the Spirit come on Gentiles (Acts 10:44-47). This taught him that God had removed the barrier between Jew and Gentile. Knowing this...
_I withstood him to the face._ PAUL AND PETER I. Character is growth. The most zealous is not always the most steadfast. Fires slumber within which circumstances may fan into a terrible flame. We bri...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 2:12 Although it was allowed by Scripture, EATING WITH THE GENTILES would have broken Jewish dietary traditions. THE CIRCUMCISION PARTY required keeping the Mosaic covenant...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 2:11 Paul was not a people-pleaser (Galatians 1:10). His confrontation with Peter proves this....
CHAPTER 2 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. Paul declares that he had compared his Gospel with Peter, James, and John, and that it had been approved of them so completely that there was nothing to be added...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Galatians 2:11. WHEN PETER WAS COME TO ANTIOCH I WITHSTOOD HIM TO THE FACE.—The strongest proof of the independence of his apostleship in relation to the other apostl...
EXPOSITION In the preceding chapter, St. Paul has been concerned to make clear the position that neither the gospel which he preached nor the commission which he held was derived from the older apostl...
Then fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and I took Titus with me also (Galatians 2:1). So Paul no doubt had been ministering in Syria and Cilicia, the area around Tarsus,...
1 Thessalonians 5:22; Acts 10:28; Acts 11:3; Acts 21:18; Ephesian
Did eat with [σ υ ν η σ θ ι ε ν]. A. V. misses the force of the imperfect, marking Peter's custom. Not only at church feasts, but at ordinary meals, in defiance of the Pharisaic that this prohibition...
A farther account is given us in these verses, of St. Peter's offense at Antioch, in giving occasion of scandal to the Gentiles, by refusing to converse and eat with them, although he had before, in....