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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

Galatians 2:12

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In Antioch, Peter had been eating freely with Gentile believers. Paul recounts how, when some men came from James, Peter's behavior changed, which led to a public confrontation.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (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.

Young's Literal Translation (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,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque antes que viniesen unos de parte de Jacobo, comía con los Gentiles; mas después que vinieron, se retraía y apartaba, teniendo miedo de los que eran de la circuncisión.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando llegó, comió con los cristianos gentiles. Pero cuando llegaron ciertos judíos amigos de Jacobo, no quiso volver a comer con los gentiles por temor a lo que pudieran decir aquellos que afirman que es necesario circuncidarse.

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