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to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
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No Compromise on Truth
Commentators unanimously highlight Paul's resolute stance: "we did not yield in submission even for an hour." He refused to compromise on the core tenets of the faith, even for a moment. Scholars like Calvin and Barnes explain that this wasn't about being stubborn, but about protecting the church from a false gospel. When a foundational truth is at stake, there can be no yielding "by subjection."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour. We did not submit to this at all. We did not yield even for the shortest time. W…
No, not for an hour (ουδε προς ωραν). Pointed denial that he and Barnabas yielded at all "in the way of subjection" (τη υποταγη, i…
19th Century
Anglican
To whom—i.e., to the Jewish agitators, though probably not so much in their own persons as through the Apostles who advoc…
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Baptist
It is impossible for us to estimate how much we owe to the apostle Paul. Of all who have ever lived, we who are Gentiles owe more to him than to an…
In the context of relating his contacts with the apostolic leaders at Jerusalem Paul now introduces an instance in which he claims to have defended…
16th Century
Protestant
To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour. This steadfastness was the seal of Paul’s doctrine. For when false brethren, who…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
To whom we gave place by subjection Meaning not the apostles, elders, and brethren at Jerusalem, who did not insist …
Observe the apostle's faithfulness in giving a full account of the doctrine he had preached among the Gentiles and was still resolved to preach—tha…
13th Century
Catholic
After commending the authority of the gospel in the previous chapter, the Apostle now commends it from the perspective of both the other apostles a…
