Galatians 2:12
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
φοβέω
To fear, to be afraid, to reverence. Phobeo. Do not fear those who kill the body. Fear God and nothing else needs to be feared. He holds what every other fear threatens.
ἔθνος
Gentiles
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ἔθνος
Nation, people group, Gentile. Ethnos. Go and make disciples of all nations. Every people group on earth is included in God's redemptive plan. None are excluded.
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ὅτε
when
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ὅτε
When, at the time when, after. When the fullness of time had come God sent His Son. God's timing is always right. He never acts too early or too late.
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ἔρχομαι
they came,
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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ἑαυτοῦ
himself
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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ὑποστέλλω
he was drawing back
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ὑποστέλλω
to withhold under (out of sight), i.e. (reflexively) to cower or shrink, (figuratively) to conceal (reserve)
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περιτομή
the] circumcision;
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περιτομή
circumcision (the rite, the condition or the people, literally or figuratively)
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πρό
Before
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πρό
"fore", i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to
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Ἰάκωβος
James
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Ἰάκωβος
Jacobus, the name of three Israelites
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τὶς
certain ones
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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συνεσθίω
he was eating;
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συνεσθίω
to take food in company with
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