Galatians 2:13 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Galatians 2:14 But when I saw, that they went not ye right way to the trueth of ye Gospel, I sayd vnto Peter before all men, If thou being a Iewe, liuest as the Gentiles, and not like the Iewes, why constrainest thou the Gentiles to doe like the Iewes?

Galatians 2:15 We which are Iewes by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "other", "iewes", "played", "hypocrites", "likewise", "much", "barnabas", and "away". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "other" and "iewes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "For before that certaine came from Iames..." into verse 14's "But when I saw that they went...", so "other" and "iewes" 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 "other" and "iewes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.