Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
He withdrew
Fearing
General references
Bible References
He did
Acts 10:28
He told them, "You understand how wrong it is for a Jew to associate or visit with unbelievers. But God has shown me that I should stop calling anyone common or unclean,
Acts 11:3
They said, "You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them!"
Ephesians 2:15
He rendered the Law inoperative, along with its commandments and regulations, thus creating in himself one new humanity from the two, thereby making peace,
Ephesians 3:6
The gentiles are heirs-in-common, members-in-common of the body, and common participants in what was promised by the Messiah Jesus through the gospel.
He withdrew
Isaiah 65:5
who say, "Keep to yourself!' "Don't touch me!' and "I am too holy for you!' "Such people are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that keeps burning all day long.
Luke 15:2
But the Pharisees and the scribes kept complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
1 Thessalonians 5:22
Keep away from every kind of evil.
Fearing
Proverbs 29:25
Fearing any human being is a trap, but confiding in the LORD keeps anyone safe.
Isaiah 57:11
"Whom did you so dread and while you feared me that you lied, and you did not remember me, and did not lay to heart these things? Haven't I remained silent for a long time, and still you don't fear me?"
Matthew 26:69
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard when a servant girl came up to him and said, "You, too, were with Jesus the Galilean."
General references
Luke 5:38
Instead, new wine is to be poured into fresh wineskins.
Luke 15:2
But the Pharisees and the scribes kept complaining, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."
Galatians 2:18
For if I rebuild something that I tore down, I demonstrate that I am a wrongdoer.