Galatians 2:11 (DBY)

Passage

But when Peter came to Antioch, I withstood him to [the] face, because he was to be condemned:

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:9 and recognising the grace given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were conspicuous as being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas [the] right hands of fellowship, that *we* [should go] to the nations, and *they* to the circumcision;

Galatians 2:10 only that we should remember the poor, which same thing also I was diligent to do.

Galatians 2:11 But when Peter came to Antioch, I withstood him to [the] face, because he was to be condemned:

Galatians 2:12 for before that certain came from James, he ate with [those of] the nations; but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those of [the] circumcision;

Galatians 2:13 and the rest of the Jews also played the same dissembling part with him; so that even Barnabas was carried away too by their dissimulation.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "condemn", "peter", "came", "antioch", "withstood", "face", and "condemned". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "condemn" and "peter", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "only that we should remember the poor..." into verse 12's "for before that certain came from James...", so "condemn" and "peter" 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 "condemn" and "peter" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.