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?

General references

Bible References

The truth

Galatians 2:5
to whom not even for an hour did we yield by the required subjection, that the truth of the gospel might still remain with you.
Romans 14:14
I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him that accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
1 Timothy 4:3
forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from food which God created to be received with thanksgiving, for those who believe and know the truth.
Hebrews 9:10
being only ordinances pertaining to the flesh, which in addition to meats and drinks and divers washings are imposed until the time of reformation.

I said

Galatians 2:11
But when Cephas came to Antioch, I withstood him to the face; for he was condemned.
1 Timothy 5:20
Those that sin rebuke before all, that the rest also may fear.

If thou

Galatians 2:12
For before certain persons came from James, he used to eat with the gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew, and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
Acts 10:28
And he said to them, Ye know that it is an unlawful thing for a Jew to keep company with one of another nation, or to come near him; but God showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
Acts 11:3
saying, Thou didst go in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

Why

Galatians 2:3
But not even Titus, who was with me, though he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised;
Galatians 6:12
As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, these are constraining you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.
Acts 15:10
Now therefore why do ye provoke the anger of God, by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

General references

Luke 5:38
But new wine must be put into new skins.
Romans 3:30
Seeing there is but one God, who will accept the circumcised as righteous by faith, and the uncircumcised through faith.
Galatians 2:18
For if I again build up what I pulled down, I make myself a transgressor.