10 They asked only that we should remember the poor, the very thing I was also eager to do.

Paul Confronts Peter at Antioch

11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was condemned. 12 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[a] was afraid of those who were of the circumcision,

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 2:12 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was afraid of”) which is understood as causal

10 All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor,(A) the very thing I had been eager to do all along.

Paul Opposes Cephas

11 When Cephas(B) came to Antioch,(C) I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12 For before certain men came from James,(D) he used to eat with the Gentiles.(E) But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group.(F)

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