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Berean Standard Bible

“When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?””

Galatians 2:14

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At Antioch, Peter has stopped eating with Gentile believers after some people came from James. Paul sees this as contradicting the gospel.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”

World English Bible (WEB)

But when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter 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?

King James Version (KJV)

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?

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly to the truth of the good news, I said to Peter before all, 'If you, being a Jew, in the manner of the nations do live, and not in the manner of the Jews, how the nations do you compel to Judaize?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas cuando vi que no andaban derechamente conforme á la verdad del evangelio, dije á Pedro delante de todos: Si tú, siendo Judío, vives como los Gentiles y no como Judío, ¿por qué constriñes á los Gentiles á judaizar?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Ante ello, y comprendiendo que no estaban actuando rectamente, conforme a la integridad del evangelio, le dije a Pedro delante de los demás: «Tú, que eres judío, has estado portándote como si no lo fueras. ¿A qué viene ahora que, de pronto, te pongas a decirles a estos gentiles que deben vivir como si fueran judíos?

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