But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, "If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?"

Commentaries

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

But when I saw (Αλλ' οτε ειδον). Paul did see and saw it in time to speak.

That they walked not uprightly

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But when I saw that they walked not uprightly. To walk, in the Scriptures, is usually expressive of conduct or deportment; and th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Walked not uprightly.—This is a single word in the Greek, and found here alone in the New Testament. It means, literally, “to walk…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

It must have been very painful for Paul to come into conflict with Peter, whom he greatly esteemed; yet, for the truth's sake, he showed no partial…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul has already shown that he opposed Peter to his face because he was wrong (v.11), but we are not to think that he did this because he loved exp…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

But when I saw that they walked not uprightly. Some apply these words to the Gentiles, who, perplexed by Peter’s example, were beginning t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But when I saw that they did not walk uprightly
Or "did not walk aright"; or "did not walk with a right foot": they …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Despite Peter's character, when Paul saw him acting in a way that harmed the truth of the gospel and the peace of the church, he was not afraid to …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

The Apostle showed previously that he received nothing useful from the discussion held with the apostles; now he shows that he benefited them.

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