Galatians 2:13 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Galatians 2:14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly unto the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all: If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of the Gentiles and not as the Jews do, how dost thou compel the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

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

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "For before that some came from James..." into verse 14's "But when I saw that they walked...", so "dissimulation" and "rest" 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 "dissimulation" and "rest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.