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Galatians 2:11-16 (GN)

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¹¹ But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him in public, because he was clearly wrong. ¹² Before some men who had been sent by James arrived there, Peter had been eating with the Gentile believers. But after these men arrived, he drew back and would not eat with the Gentiles, because he was afraid of those who were in favor of circumcising th ¹³ The other Jewish believers also started acting like cowards along with Peter; and even Barnabas was swept along by their cowardly action. ¹⁴ When I saw that they were not walking a straight path in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, "You are a Jew, yet you have been living like a Gentile, not like a Jew. How, then, can you try to force Gentiles to live li ¹⁵ Indeed, we are Jews by birth and not "Gentile sinners," as they are called. ¹⁶ Yet we know that a person is put right with God only through faith in Jesus Christ, never by doing what the Law requires. We, too, have believed in Christ Jesus in order to be put right with God through our faith in Christ, and not by doing what the Law


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 11) Hypocrisy - Peter - was a hypocrite for separating himself from the Gentiles
(v. 12) Hypocrisy - Peter - was a hypocrite for separating himself from the Gentiles
(v. 13) Hypocrisy - Peter - was a hypocrite for separating himself from the Gentiles
(v. 13) Falling away - Barnabas - was led astray

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 16) Can anyone be saved by his own works? No one will be justified

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 11) Life to the Full - Personal Life of Peter (part 1) (2010-04-16)
(v. 11) Mission - Peter, To a Rock (2010-12-05)
(v. 11) Day 34 - Taking Correction (2012-01-06)
(v. 11) Willing to Confront (2015-12-01)
(v. 12) Day 34 - Taking Correction (2012-01-06)
(v. 13) Day 34 - Taking Correction (2012-01-06)
(v. 14) Day 34 - Taking Correction (2012-01-06)
(v. 15) Day 34 - Taking Correction (2012-01-06)
(v. 16) Day 34 - Taking Correction (2012-01-06)

Definition(s):
Barnabas (Bar-na-bass): son of the prophet, or of consolation
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer