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Galatians 2:11 — King James Version← Study notes

But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.


Galatians 2:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 2:1113 words
GreekMeaning
ὍτεHote
WhenwordG3753
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἦλθενēlthen
cameverbG2064
ΚηφᾶςKēphas
CephasnounG2786
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
ἈντιόχειανAntiocheian
AntiochnounG490
κατὰkata
toprepositionG2596
πρόσωπονprosōpon
facenounG4383
αὐτῷautō
hispronounG846
ἀντέστηνantestēn
I opposed himverbG436
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
κατεγνωσμένοςkategnōsmenos
condemnedverbG2607
ἦνēn
he was standingverbG1510
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 2:11

“But when Cephas came to Antioch, I resisted him to the face, because he stood condemned. For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing them that were of the circumcision.” Many, on a superficial reading of this part of the Epistle, suppose that Paul accused Peter of hypocrisy. But this is not so, indeed it is not, far from it; we shall discover great wisdom, both of Paul and Peter,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Commentary on Galatians, Chapter 2
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Elena PetrovaNote3mo ago
When Apostolic Unity Breaks
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