Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Galatians 2:11

"But when Cephas came to Antioch, I resisted him to the face, because he stood condemned." — Galatians 2:11 (ASV)

It is not known exactly when Peter came to Antioch, but the flow of events suggests that it was after the council. The Antioch incident reflects an entirely new situation from the council. There was a new issue (foods rather than circumcision), a new area of the faith (Christian living rather than the basis of salvation), and a new subject (Jewish liberty rather than the freedom of Gentile Christians). This dispute could have followed naturally upon the compromise reached at the council.