The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.
Parallel translations
- WEB And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy; so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
- KJV And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
- NKJV And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.
- NASB The rest of the Jews joined him in hypocrisy, with the result that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.
- NLT As a result, other Jewish believers followed Peter’s hypocrisy, and even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.
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Quick answer
Other Jewish believers, even Barnabas, followed Peter into this hypocrisy. The error spread quickly because it came from respected leaders.
Overview
Peter's example pulled others, including Paul's own companion Barnabas, into the same inconsistency. Paul calls it 'hypocrisy' because their actions contradicted their professed faith. The contagion shows why Paul confronted the matter so firmly before it corrupted the church.
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- 1 Cor 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- Heb 13:9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
- Eph 4:14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
- 1 Cor 8:9Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
- Acts 4:36Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
- Eccl 10:1As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
- Gen 12:11–13As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
- 1 Cor 5:6Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?
- Gen 26:6–7So Isaac settled in Gerar.
- Eccl 7:20Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
- 1 Cor 12:2You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
- Gal 2:1Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
- Gen 27:24Again he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?” And he replied, “I am.”
- Job 15:12Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,
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