SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:13
Y a su disimulacin consentían tambin los otros judíos; de tal manera que aun Bernab fue tambin llevado de ellos en su hipocresía.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Galatians 2:13
Verse 13. And the other Jews dissembled likewise] That is: Those who were converted to Christianity from among the Jews, and who had also been convinced that the obligation of the Jewish ritual had ceased, seeing Peter act this part, and also fearing them that were of the circumcision, they separated themselves from the converted Gentiles, and acted so as to convince the Jews that they still believed the law to be of moral obligation; and so powerful was the torrent of such an example, that the gentle, loving-hearted Barnabas was carried away by their dissimulation, autwn th upokrisei, with their hypocrisy-feigning to be what they really were not.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 13. And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him , etc..] Not the men that came from James, for they never acted otherwise, and therefore could not be said to dissemble; but the Jews that were members of this church at Antioch from the beginning; or who came along with Paul and Barnabas, and stayed with them there; (see Acts 15:35) and who before had ate with the Gentiles, as Peter; but being under the same fear he was, and influenced by his example, concealed their true sentiments, and acted the very reverse of them, and of their former conduct: insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation ; so good a man as he was, full of faith, and of the Holy Ghost; who had been a companion of the Apostle Paul's in his travels among the Gentiles, had greatly assisted him in preaching the Gospel to them, was a messenger with him at the council in Jerusalem, heard the debates of that assembly, and the issue of them, returned with him to Antioch, and was one with him both in principle and practice; and yet so forcible was the example of Peter, and the other Jews, that, as with a mighty torrent, he was carried away with it, and not able to withstand it; such is the force of example in men who are had in great veneration and esteem: wherefore it becomes all persons, particularly magistrates, masters of families, and ministers of the Gospel, to be careful what examples they set, since men both of grace and sense are much influenced by them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 11-14 - Notwithstanding Peter's character, yet, when Paul saw him acting so a to hurt the truth of the gospel and the peace of the church, he was no afraid to reprove him. When he saw that Peter and the others did no live up to that principle which the gospel taught, and which the professed, namely, That by the death of Christ the partition wal between Jew and Gentile was taken down, and the observance of the la of Moses was no longer in force; as Peter's offence was public, he publicly reproved him. There is a very great difference between the prudence of St. Paul, who bore with, and used for a time, the ceremonies of the law as not sinful, and the timid conduct of St Peter, who, by withdrawing from the Gentiles, led others to think tha these ceremonies were necessary.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 συνυπεκριθησαν 4942 5681 αυτω 846 και 2532 οι 3588 λοιποι 3062 ιουδαιοι 2453 ωστε 5620 και 2532 βαρναβας 921 συναπηχθη 4879 5681 αυτων 846 τη 3588 υποκρισει 5272
Vincent's NT Word Studies
13. Dissembled with him (sunupekriqhsan). N.T.o . Peter's course influenced the other Jewish Christians as Antioch, who had previously followed his example in eating with Gentiles.
Was carried away (sunaphcqh). Lit. was carried away with them (sun). In Paul only here and Rom. xii. 16, on which see note. In LXX once, Exod. xiv. 6.
With their dissimulation (autwn th upokrisei). Not to or over to their dissimulation. Paul uses a strong word, which is employed only in 1 Timothy iv. 2. The kindred verb uJpokrinesqai to play a part, and the noun uJpokrithv hypocrisy do not occur in his letters. Their act was hypocrisy, because it was a concealment of their own more liberal conviction, and an open profession of still adhering to the narrow Pharisaic view. It was "a practical denial of their better spiritual insight" (Wieseler).
Robertson's NT Word Studies
2:13 {Dissembled likewise with him} (sunupekriqesan autwi kai). First aorist passive indicative of the double compound verb sunupokrinomai, a late word often in Polybius, only here in N.T. One example in Polybius means to pretend to act a part with. That idea here would help the case of the rest of the Jews, but does not accord with Paul's presentation. {Insomuch that even Barnabas} (hwste kai Barnabas). Actual result expressed by hwste and the indicative and kai clearly means "even." {Was carried away with their dissimulation} (sunapecqe autwn tei hupokrisei). First aorist passive indicative of sunapagw, old verb, in N.T. only here and #2Pe 3:17. hupokrisei is in the instrumental case and can only mean hypocrisy in the bad sense (#Mt 23:28), not merely acting a part. It was a solemn moment when Paul saw the Jerusalem victory vanish and even Barnabas desert him as they followed the timid cowardice of Peter. It was _Paulus contra mundum_ in the cause of spiritual freedom in Christ.
