Galatians 2:12
“For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Galatians 2:12 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For before that certain came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing them that were of the circumcision.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Before certain persons came from James, he had been in the habit of eating with the Gentile converts; but, when they came, he began to withdraw and hold aloof, because he was afraid of offending those who still held to circumcision.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn bevor etliche von Jakobus kamen, hatte er mit denen aus den Nationen gegessen; als sie aber kamen, zog er sich zurück und sonderte sich ab, da er sich vor denen aus der Beschneidung fürchtete.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque antes que viniesen unos de parte de Jacobo, comía con los Gentiles; mas después que vinieron, se retraía y apartaba, teniendo miedo de los que eran de la circuncisión.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
porque, antes que alguns que Tiago enviou chegassem, ele comia com os gentios; mas depois que chegaram, ele se retirou e se separou, temendo os que eram da circuncisão.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Antes que viessem certos homens da parte de Tiago, Cefas comia juntamente com os gentios. Mas, quando esses homens vieram, ele se retirou e manteve-se distante dos gentios, pois ele temia os que exigiam a circuncisão.
📖 Galatians 2:12 in Context
10Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
11But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.
12For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
13And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
14But 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?
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