Galatians, 1 Cor. xvi. 1. Paul did not cast away his zeal for good works.1
11. "Ors, when) The argument at last reaches its highest point. Paul reproves Peter himself, therefore he owes not his doctrine to man. — ' Avrifyeiav, Antioch) at that time the citadel of the Gentile Church.— xarce ^oVwcrov, to the face) comp. ver. 14, before all', so the LXX., 1 Kings i. 23, twice; 1 Chron. xxviii. 8; Ps. 1. 21; Dan. xi. 16, etc. Below, xara, iii. 1. — • avr'sff-yv, I withstood [resisted]) A stern word. — xargyvwc^lvos) xaraxgxp//Ag';oc, condemned, on account of contrary actions, of which the one condemned the other ; see the following verse ; comp. ver. 18. The participle has a reciprocal meaning. For Peter had condemned himself by his own judgment, by his own practice.
12. 2u^«r<J/gi/) lie ate, like as we did, along with the Gentiles. — uT2<rr£>.As, he began to withdraw2} gradually. — apwp/£ev? separated) entirely. — poftovpsvos, fearing) The fear of man is very injurious.
13. 'O/ \oi-~oi) The others, believers. — xatyeven Barnabas, whom you would by no means think likely to do such a thing. —
, was led away) The power of frequent example.
14. TE/<5oy, 1 saw) A happy observation [of their error]. —
) they walk \with a straightforward and open step] ac cording to the rule, vi. 16; in the right way, or rather with body erect [as Engl. Vers. translates it uprightly], so that it is opposed to lameness, and to what is properly called straddling. Straightness of the feet is the thing intended. The Greeks say also op6oj3arsTvy opflodpa/^tTv. — rov etiayythiov, of the Gospel) For the Gospel teaches, that righteousness from the works of the law and the necessity for observance of the ceremonial law are inconsistent with redemption by the death of Christ.— g/^rov, / said) Paul alone maintained the point in this place, without associates [to support him], against Judaism ; afterwards also against heathenism, 2 Tim. iv. 16, 17. — rG)) The authors of this conduct ought to be attacked. — s/tvpocdsv vavruv, before all) 1 Tim. v. 20. — si <rO, if thou) In this argument Paul reminds Peter of the argument which the latter had used against the
1 Though denying justification by them. — ED. - This is the force of the Imperfect — ED.