Galatians 2:11 (GNV)

Passage

And when Peter was come to Antiochia, I withstood him to his face: for he was to be condemned.

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:9 And when Iames, and Cephas, and Iohn, knew of the grace that was giuen vnto me, which are counted to be pillars, they gaue to me and to Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should preach vnto the Gentiles, and they vnto the Circumcision,

Galatians 2:10 Warning onely that we should remember the poore: which thing also I was diligent to doe.

Galatians 2:11 And when Peter was come to Antiochia, I withstood him to his face: for he was to be condemned.

Galatians 2:12 For before that certaine came from Iames, he ate with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himselfe, fearing them which were of the Circumcision.

Galatians 2:13 And the other Iewes played the hypocrites likewise with him, in so much that Barnabas was led away with them by that their hypocrisie.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "condemn", "peter", "come", "antiochia", "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 "Warning onely that we should remember the..." into verse 12's "For before that certaine came from Iames...", 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.