Galatians 2:13

And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
other	λοιποὶ loipoi	G3062	remaining ones · adjective — nominative plural masculine
Jews	Ἰουδαῖοι Ioudaioi	G2453	Judæan · noun — nominative plural masculine, a people name
dissembled	συνυπεκρίθησαν sunupekrithēsan	G4942	to act hypocritically in concert with · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural
likewise	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
that	ὥστε hōste	G5620	so too · conjunction
Barnabas	Βαρναβᾶς Barnabas	G921	son of Nabas (i.e. prophecy) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
with	συναπήχθη sunapēchthē	G4879	to take off together · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular
their	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
dissimulation	ὑποκρίσει. hupokrisei	G5272	acting under a feigned part · noun — dative singular feminine

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Cross-references

1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Hebrews 13:9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, whi…
Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning…
Genesis 12:11-13 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair wo…
Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom…
Acts 4:36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of…
1 Corinthians 5:6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
1 Corinthians 8:9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Galatians 2:11–end

I. From the account which Paul gives of what passed between him and the other apostles at Jerusalem, the Galatians might easily discern both the falseness of what his enemies had insinuated against him and their own folly and weakness in departing from that gospel which he had preached to them. But to give the greater weight to what he had already said, and more fully to fortify them against the insinuations of the judaizing teachers, he acquaints them with another interview which he had with the apostle Peter at Antioch, and what passed between them there, _Gal 2:11-14. Antioch was one of the chief churches of the Gentile Christians, as Jerusalem was of those Christians who turned from Juda…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Galatians 2:13

the other--Greek, "the rest." Jews--Jewish Christians. dissembled likewise--Greek, "joined in hypocrisy," namely, in living as though the law were necessary to justification, through fear of man, though they knew from God their Christian liberty of eating with Gentiles, and had availed themselves of it already (Acts 11:2-17). The case was distinct from that in 1Co. 8:1-10:33; Rom. 14:1-23. It was not a question of liberty, and of bearing with others' infirmities, but one affecting the essence of the Gospel, whether the Gentiles are to be virtually "compelled to live as do the Jews," in order to be justified (Gal 2:14). Barnabas also--"Even Barnabas": one least likely to be led into suc…

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Adam Clarke on Galatians 2:13

And the other Jews dissembled likewise - That is: Those who were converted to Christianity from among the Jews, and who had also been convinced that the obligation of the Jewish ritual had ceased, seeing Peter act this part, and also fearing them that were of the circumcision, they separated themselves from the converted Gentiles, and acted so as to convince the Jews that they still believed the law to be of moral obligation; and so powerful was the torrent of such an example, that the gentle, loving-hearted Barnabas was carried away by their dissimulation, αυτων τῃ ὑποκρισει, with their hypocrisy - feigning to be what they really were not.

The Church Fathers

By hypocrisy he means the observation of the Law, and he teaches that they should be separated from it.
— John Damascene,

"joined him in his pretense." He calls the thing itself a pretense, so that the hidden arrangement would no longer benefit those who believed because of circumcision. "and the other Jews." For there were also other believers from the circumcision in Antioch, who themselves, he says, separated themselves from those of uncircumcision because of those who had come from James.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Galatians

What then should we understand by "their insincerity"? Even Peter and Barnabas and the other Jews had not truly gone to the length of living their lives according to Jewish practice. They even pretended to do so as an ad hoc measure, because of the fears of those around them. And therefore, he says, even Barnabas acquiesced in their insincerity.
— Gaius Marius Victorinus, EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS 1.2.12-13

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Dictionary and topics

Paul — =Saul (q.v.) was born about the same time as our Lord. His circumcision-name was Saul, and probably the name Paul was also given to him in infancy “for use in the Gentile world,” as “Saul” would be…
Peter — Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i.e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona (Matt. 16:17). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture. He had a younger…
Antioch · .Paul and Peter’s controversy at — .Paul and Peter’s controversy at
Opinion, Public · .Peter and Barnabas with others — .Peter and Barnabas with others

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Galatians 2:13

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Galatians 2:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Galatians 2:13

Adam Clarke on Galatians 2:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Galatians 2:13

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Galatians 2:11–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Galatians 2:13

Adam Clarke on Galatians 2:13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Galatians 2:13

John Calvin on Galatians 2:11-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Galatians 2:13