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Galatians 2:12 — King James Version← Study notes

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 2:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 2:1222 words
GreekMeaning
πρὸpro
BeforeprepositionG4253
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἐλθεῖνelthein
to comeverbG2064
τιναςtinas
certain onespronounG5100
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
ἸακώβουIakōbou
JamesnounG2385
μετὰmeta
withprepositionG3326
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ἐθνῶνethnōn
GentilesnounG1484
συνήσθιενsynēsthien
he was eatingverbG4906
ὅτεhote
whenwordG3753
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἦλθονēlthon
come / goverbG2064
ὑπέστελλενhypestellen
he was drawing backverbG5288
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀφώριζενaphōrizen
he was separatingverbG873
ἑαυτόνheauton
himselfpronounG1438
φοβούμενοςphoboumenos
being afraid ofverbG5399
τοὺςtous
thosearticleG3588
ἐκek
ofprepositionG1537
περιτομῆςperitomēs
the circumcisionnounG4061
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 2:12

“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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