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Galatians 2:11 Cross-References

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Paul Opposes Peter

But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.

Galatians 2:11 (KJV)

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SimonPeter, brother of Andrew (MAT 4:18)

Commentary on Galatians 2:11

But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. The adversative hote de (ὅτε δέ, "but when") shifts to conflict. Peter's arrival eis Antiocheian (εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν, "to Antioch") becomes the stage for dramatic confrontation. The verb antestēn autō kata prosōpon (ἀντέστην αὐτῷ κατὰ πρόσωπον, "I opposed him to his face") uses the strong compound anthistēmi (ἀνθίστημι, "to resist, oppose")—the same verb used for resisting Satan (Ephesians 6:13). Kata prosōpon (κατὰ πρόσωπον, literally "according to face") means direct, public confrontation, not behind-th...

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