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11 aNow when1 Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed;  
12 for before certain men came from James, ahe would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing1 those who were of the circumcision.  
13 And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
14 But when I saw that they were not straightforward about athe truth of the gospel, I said to Peter bbefore them all, c“If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews,1 why do you compel Gentiles to live as2 Jews?  
15 aWe who are Jews by nature, and not bsinners of the Gentiles,  
16 aknowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but bby faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not cby the works of the law; for by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified.  
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Galatians 2:13

Dissembled likewise with him (sunupekriqhsan autw kai). First aorist passive indicative of the double compound verb sunupokrinomai, a late word often in Polybius, only here in N.T. One example in Polybius means to pretend to act a part with. That idea here would help the case of the rest of the Jews, but does not accord with Paul's presentation.

Insomuch that even Barnabas (wste kai Barnabav). Actual result expressed by wste and the indicative and kai clearly means "even."

Was carried away with their dissimulation (sunaphxqh autwn th upokrisei). First aorist passive indicative of sunapagw, old verb, in N.T. only here and II Peter 3:17. upokrisei is in the instrumental case and can only mean hypocrisy in the bad sense (Matthew 23:28), not merely acting a part. It was a solemn moment when Paul saw the Jerusalem victory vanish and even Barnabas desert him as they followed the timid cowardice of Peter. It was Paulus contra mundum in the cause of spiritual freedom in Christ.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Galatians 2:13:

John 3:16
Acts 15:35
Acts 15:36
Acts 15:39
Romans 12:16
1 Corinthians 1:12
1 Timothy 4:2
2 Peter 3:15
2 Peter 3:17

 

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