- But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
- For prior to the coming of certain men from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he began to withdraw and hold himself aloof, fearing the party of the circumcision.
- The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.
- But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, "If you, being a Jew, live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?
- "We are Jews by nature and not sinners from among the Gentiles;
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- When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong.
- Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. 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.
- The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
- When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, "You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?
- "We who are Jews by birth and not 'Gentile sinners'
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