Galatians 2:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

walked... uprightly. Greek. orthopodeu. Only here.

not. Greek. ou. App-105.

according to. Gr, pros. App-104.

If. Greek. ei. App-118.

being. Greek. huparcho. See Luke 9:48.

livest. Greek. zao. See App-170.

The meaning here is. if thou,. Jew, having become free from the Law, in Christ, See Galatians 5:1, how unreasonable to compel Gentiles to judaize (adopt the rites and customs of the Jews)?

after the manner, &c. Gr, ethnikos. Only here. Compare the adjective in Matthew 6:7; Matthew 18:17

as do the Jews. Greek. Ioudaikos. Only here. Compare the adjective in Titus 1:14.

live, &c. Gr, Ioudaiz :. Only here. Compare the noun in Galatians 1:13; Galatians 1:14.

Galatians 2:14

14 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?