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Paul says Peter used to eat with Gentiles but drew back when certain men came from James. Paul says Peter’s conduct was “not in step with the truth of the gospel,” so he confronted him publicly (Galatians 2:11–14).
11But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to the face, because he stood condemned.
12For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
13The rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy; so much that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
14But when I saw that they didn`t walk uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?