Galatians 2
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Galatians 2:12-14

12For priorG4253 to the comingG2064 of someG5100 menG5100 from 12JamesG2385, he used to 3eatG4906 with the GentilesG1484; but whenG3753 they cameG2064, he began to withdrawG5288 and separateG873 himselfG1438, 4fearingG5399 those from the circumcisionG4061. 13The restG3062 of the JewsG2453 joinedG4942 him inG4942 hypocrisyG4942, withG5620 theG5620 resultG5620 thatG5620 evenG2532 5BarnabasG921 was carriedG4879 awayG4879 by their hypocrisyG5272. 14But whenG3753 I sawG3708 that they 6were not 7straightforwardG3716 aboutG4314 8the truthG225 of the gospelG2098, I saidG3004 to 9CephasG2786 inG1715 theG1715 presenceG1715 of allG3956, “IfG1487 you, beingG5225 a JewG2453, 10liveG2198 likeG1483 the GentilesG1483 and not likeG2452 the JewsG2452, howG4459 is it that you compelG315 the GentilesG1484 to liveG2450 likeG2450 JewsG2450?11

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Notes

  1. 1. Galatians 2:12 Or Jacob ↩
  2. 2. Galatians 2:12 Acts 12:17; Gal 2:9 ↩
  3. 3. Galatians 2:12 Acts 11:3 ↩
  4. 4. Galatians 2:12 Acts 11:2 ↩
  5. 5. Galatians 2:13 Acts 4:36; Gal 2:1, 9 ↩
  6. 6. Galatians 2:14 Heb 12:13 ↩
  7. 7. Galatians 2:14 Or progressing toward; lit walking straightly ↩
  8. 8. Galatians 2:14 Gal 1:6; 2:5; Col 1:5 ↩
  9. 9. Galatians 2:14 Gal 1:18; 2:7, 9, 11 ↩
  10. 10. Galatians 2:14 Acts 10:28; Gal 2:12 ↩
  11. 11. Galatians 2:14 Some close the direct quotation here, others extend it through v 21 ↩

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