“And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.”
The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray. — the contagion of Peter's capitulation spreads ('sunapenochtē' — led away with) to the entire Jewish contingent, including Barnabas, Paul's companion, demonstrating how readily the principle of grace is abandoned under social pressure.
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