James

11But then Peter came to the city of Antioch. I told him to his face that he was wrong. He deserved the blame.

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

NoteAntioch was a large city far from Jerusalem. Many Gentiles there had become believers.

12Before some men came from James, Peter ate meals with the Gentiles. When those men came, Peter pulled back. He stopped eating with the Gentiles. He was afraid of the men from the circumcision group.

For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.

NoteJewish people had rules about what food to eat. Many would not share a meal with Gentiles. So eating together showed that everyone belonged. The circumcision group means Jewish people who kept the rule of circumcision.

13The other Jewish believers acted in the same fake way. Even Barnabas was pulled along with them.

And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.

NoteActing "fake" means acting one way but believing another. Peter still thought Gentiles belonged. He just stopped showing it.

14I saw they were not walking straight with the truth of the good news. So I spoke to Peter in front of everyone. I said, "You are a Jew, but you live like a Gentile. So why do you push Gentiles to live like Jews?"

But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?