Galatians 2:13 (ASV)

Passage

And the rest of the Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that even Barnabas was carried away with their dissimulation.

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I resisted him to the face, because he stood condemned.

Galatians 2:12 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.

Galatians 2:13 And the rest of the Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that even Barnabas was carried away with their dissimulation.

Galatians 2:14 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?

Galatians 2:15 We being Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rest", "jews", "dissembled", "likewise", "insomuch", "even", "barnabas", and "carried". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rest" and "jews", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "For before that certain came from James..." into verse 14's "But when I saw that they walked...", so "rest" and "jews" belong inside that flow. In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "rest" and "jews" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.