Galatians 2:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

Walked

Proverbs 10:9

The truth

I said

1 Timothy 5:20

If thou

Galatians 2:12

Acts 10:28

Acts 11:3

Why

Galatians 2:3

Galatians 6:12

Acts 15:10

General references

Bible References

Walked

The one who lives honestly, practices righteousness,
and acknowledges the truth in his heart—

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Davidic Miktam.Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones?
Do you judge people fairly?

For the Lord God is a sun and shield.
The Lord gives grace and glory;
He does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.

He stores up success for the upright;
He is a shield for those who live with integrity

The one who lives with integrity lives securely,
but whoever perverts his ways will be found out.

The truth

But we did not give up and submit to these people for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel would be preserved for you.

(I know and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. Still, to someone who considers a thing to be unclean, to that one it is unclean.)

They forbid marriage and demand abstinence from foods that God created to be received with gratitude by those who believe and know the truth.

They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of restoration.

I said

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he stood condemned.

“You must not harbor hatred against your brother.

Rebuke your neighbor directly, and you will not incur guilt because of him.

Let the righteous one strike me—
it is an act of faithful love;
let him rebuke me—
it is oil for my head;
let me not refuse it.
Even now my prayer is against
the evil acts of the wicked.

Better an open reprimand
than concealed love.

Publicly rebuke those who sin, so that the rest will also be afraid.

If thou

For he regularly ate with the Gentiles before certain men came from James. However, when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, because he feared those from the circumcision party.

Peter said to them, “You know it’s forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or visit a foreigner. But God has shown me that I must not call any person common or unclean.

saying, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them!”

Why

But not even Titus who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones who would compel you to be circumcised—but only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.

Now then, why are you testing God by putting a yoke on the disciples’ necks that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?

General references

Better an open reprimand
than concealed love.

But new wine should be put into fresh wineskins.

since there is one God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.

If I rebuild the system I tore down, I show myself to be a lawbreaker.