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

He who walks blamelessly and does what is right. He who speaks honestly in his heart.

Do you really speak [what is] right [when] silent? [Do] you judge fairly the children of humankind?

Because Yahweh God [is] a sun and a shield; Yahweh gives grace and honor. He does not withhold good from those who walk blamelessly.

For the upright, he stores sound judgment, a shield for those who walk uprightly,

Whoever walks in integrity will walk securely, but whoever follows perversity, his ways will be made known.

The truth

to whom not even for an hour did we yield in subjection, in order that the truth of the gospel might remain continually with you.

I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that nothing [is] unclean of itself, except to the one who considers something to be unclean; to that person [it is] unclean.

who forbid marrying [and insist on] abstaining from foods that God created for sharing in with thankfulness by those who believe and who know the truth,

concerning [instead] only food and drink and different washings, regulations of outward things imposed until the time of setting [things] right.

I said

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

" 'You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you shall surely rebuke your fellow citizen, so that you do not incur sin {along with} him.

Let a righteous one strike me in kindness, and let him chasten me. [It is] oil for [my] head; let not my head refuse. For still my prayer [is] against their evil deeds.

Better a rebuke that is open than a love that is hidden.

Reprove those who sin in the presence of all, in order that the rest also may experience fear.

If thou

For before certain people came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles, but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, [because he] was afraid of those [who were] of the circumcision,

And he said to them, "You know that it is forbidden for a Jewish man to associate with or to approach a foreigner. And to me God has shown [that] I should call no man common or unclean.

saying, "You went to men {who were uncircumcised} and ate with them!"

Why

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

As many as are wanting to make a good showing in the flesh, these are attempting to compel you to be circumcised, only so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

So now why are you putting God to the test [by] placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

General references

Better a rebuke that is open than a love that is hidden.

But new wine must be put into new wineskins.

since God [is] one, who will justify {those who are circumcised} by faith and {those who are uncircumcised} through faith.

For if I build up again these [things] which I destroyed, I show myself [to be] a transgressor.