Galatians 2:11 (DRB)

Passage

But when Cephas was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:9 And when they had known the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship: that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision:

Galatians 2:10 Only that we should be mindful of the poor: which same thing also I was careful to do.

Galatians 2:11 But when Cephas was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.

Galatians 2:12 For before that some came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them who were of the circumcision.

Galatians 2:13 And to his dissimulation the rest of the Jews consented: so that Barnabas also was led by them into that dissimulation.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cephas", "come", "antioch", "withstood", "face", and "blamed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cephas" and "come", 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 be mindful of..." into verse 12's "For before that some came from James...", so "cephas" and "come" 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 "cephas" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.