¹²For before that certain came from ^dJames, ^phe did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing ^qthem which were of the circumcision.

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Footnotes

dver. 12. See Acts 12:17.
pver. 14. So Acts 10:28. & 11:3. & 15:28, 29.

Cross references

q Acts 10:45. & 11:2. Col. 4:11. Titus 1:10.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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 from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For he regularly ate with the Gentiles before certain men came from James. However, when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, because he feared those from the circumcision party.

NLTNew Living Translation

When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile believers, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn’t eat with the Gentiles anymore. He was afraid of criticism from these people who insisted on the necessity of circumcision.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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 was afraid of those who were of the circumcision,