Verse List for GAL 2:12

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OET (OET-RV) He’d been eating with non-Jews, but when Yacob and his companions arrived, he about-faced and started eating separately, because he was afraid of being criticised by the strict Jews.

OET-LV For/Because before the time some to _come from Yakōbos, he _was _eating _with with the pagans, but when they _came, he _was _shrinking _back and was _setting_ himself _apart, fearing the ones of the_circumcision.

ULT For before certain ones came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles. But when they came, he was withdrawing and was separating himself, being afraid of the ones from the circumcision.

UST This is what happened: Peter had been eating with the non-Jewish believers there. But then some men came who were from the group of Jewish believers in Jerusalem that James was leading. These men said that believers should keep the Jewish laws. Peter was afraid of what people who want Jewish believers to keep the Jewish laws might do, and so he began to withdraw from the non-Jews and eat with only the Jewish believers.

BSB & MSB For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in [the] circumcision [ group ].

BLB For before certain ones came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they came, he was drawing back and was separating himself, being afraid of those of the circumcision.

AICNT For before certain men came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those from the circumcision.

OEB Before certain persons came from James, he had been in the habit of eating with the Gentile converts; but, when they came, he began to withdraw and hold aloof, because he was afraid of offending those who still held to circumcision.

WEBBE For 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.

WMBB For before some people came from Jacob, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

NET Until certain people came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stopped doing this and separated himself because he was afraid of those who were pro-circumcision.

LSV for before the coming of some from James, he was eating with the nations, and when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of circumcision,

FBV Before some of James' friends arrived, Peter used to eat with the foreigners. But when these people came he stopped doing this and stayed away from the foreigners. He was afraid of being criticized by those who insisted that men had to be circumcised.

TCNT For he regularly ate with the Gentiles until certain men came from James. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself because he was afraid of the circumcision faction.

T4T This is what happened: Peter went to Antioch and started eating regularly with non-Jewish believers there. Later there were certain Jewish believers who came to Antioch who claimed that James, the leader of the congregations in Jerusalem, had sent them. But when those certain men came, Peter gradually quit eating with the non-Jewish believers and would not associate with them. He was afraid that the Jewish believers from Jerusalem would criticize him for associating with non-Jews.

LEB For before certain people came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles, but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, because he[fn] was afraid of those who were of the circumcision,

BBE For before certain men came from James, he did take food with the Gentiles: but when they came, he went back and made himself separate, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

Moff Before certain emissaries of James arrived, he ate along with the Gentile Christians; but when they arrived, he began to draw back and hold aloof, because he was afraid of the circumcision party.

Wymth For until certain persons came from James he had been accustomed to eat with Gentiles; but as soon as these persons came, he withdrew and separated himself for fear of the Circumcision party.

ASV For before that certain came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing them that were of the circumcision.

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

YLT for before the coming of certain from James, with the nations he was eating, and when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision,

Drby for before that certain came from James, he ate with [those of] the nations; but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those of [the] circumcision;

RV For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing them that were of the circumcision.
(For before that certain came from Yames/Yacob, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing them that were of the circumcision.)

SLT For before certain came from James, he ate with the nations: and when they came, he drew down, and separated himself, being afraid of them of the circumcision.

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

KJB-1769 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.
(For before that certain came from Yames/Yacob, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.)

KJB-1611 For before that certaine came from Iames, he did eate with the Gentiles: but when they were come, hee withdrew, and separated himselfe, fearing them which were of the Circumcisiō.
(For before that certain came from Yames/Yacob, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew, and separated himself, fearing them which were of the Circumcisiō.)

Bshps For yer yt certaine came from Iames, he dyd eate with the gentiles: But whe they were come, he withdrue, and seperated himselfe, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
(For ere/before it certain came from Yames/Yacob, he did eat with the gentiles: But when they were come, he withdrue, and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.)

Gnva For before that certaine came from Iames, he ate with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himselfe, fearing them which were of the Circumcision.
(For before that certain came from Yames/Yacob, he ate with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the Circumcision.)

Cvdl For afore there came certayne from Iames, he ate with the Heythe. But wha they were come, he withdrue and separated himselfe, fearinge the which were of the circumcision.
(For afore there came certain from Yames/Yacob, he ate with the Heathen. But what they were come, he withdrue and separated himself, fearinge the which were of the circumcision.)

TNT For yerr that certayne came from Iames he ate with the gentyls. But when they were come he withdrue and separated him selfe fearinge them which were of the circumcision.
(For yerr that certain came from Yames/Yacob he ate with the gentiles. But when they were come he withdrue and separated himself fearinge them which were of the circumcision.)

Wycl For bifor that ther camen summen fro James, he eete with the hethene men; but whanne thei weren comun, he withdrowy, and departide hym, dredinge hem that weren of circumcisioun.
(For before that there came summen from Yames/Yacob, he eat with the heathen men; but when they were come, he withdrowy, and departed him, dreading hem that were of circumcision.)

Luth Denn zuvor, ehe etliche von Jakobus kamen, aß er mit den Heiden; da sie aber kamen, entzog er sich und sonderte sich, darum daß er die von der Beschneidung fürchtete.
(Because before, before several from Yacob/(Yames) came, ate he with the heathens; there they/she/them but came, withdrawn he itself/yourself/themselves and separate itself/yourself/themselves, therefore that he the from the/of_the clipping/trimming(n) feared.)

ClVg Prius enim quam venirent quidam a Jacobo, cum gentibus edebat: cum autem venissent, subtrahebat, et segregabat se, timens eos qui ex circumcisione erant.[fn]
(Prius because how they_would_come some from Yacobo, when/with nations was_eating: when/with however they_would_have_come, subtrahebat, and segregabat himself, afraid them who/which from circumcision they_were.)

SR-GNT Πρὸ τοῦ γὰρ ἐλθεῖν τινας ἀπὸ Ἰακώβου, μετὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν συνήσθιεν· ὅτε δὲ ἦλθον, ὑπέστελλεν καὶ ἀφώριζεν ἑαυτόν, φοβούμενος τοὺς ἐκ περιτομῆς. ‡

UGNT πρὸ τοῦ γὰρ ἐλθεῖν τινας ἀπὸ Ἰακώβου, μετὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν συνήσθιεν; ὅτε δὲ ἦλθον, ὑπέστελλεν καὶ ἀφώριζεν ἑαυτόν, φοβούμενος τοὺς ἐκ περιτομῆς.

SBL-GNT πρὸ τοῦ γὰρ ἐλθεῖν τινας ἀπὸ Ἰακώβου μετὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν συνήσθιεν· ὅτε δὲ ⸀ἦλθον, ὑπέστελλεν καὶ ἀφώριζεν ἑαυτόν, φοβούμενος τοὺς ἐκ περιτομῆς.

RP-GNT Πρὸ τοῦ γὰρ ἐλθεῖν τινὰς ἀπὸ Ἰακώβου, μετὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν συνήσθιεν· ὅτε δὲ ἦλθον, ὑπέστελλεν καὶ ἀφώριζεν ἑαυτόν, φοβούμενος τοὺς ἐκ περιτομῆς.

TC-GNT πρὸ τοῦ γὰρ ἐλθεῖν τινας ἀπὸ Ἰακώβου, μετὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν συνήσθιεν· ὅτε δὲ ἦλθον, ὑπέστελλε καὶ ἀφώριζεν ἑαυτόν, φοβούμενος τοὺς ἐκ περιτομῆς.