Galatians 2:11-12 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.… Burgomeister Guericke constructed a gigantic barometer with a tube thirty feet in height, part of which projected above the roof of his house at Magdeburg. The index was the figure of a man, who, in fair weather, was seen standing full size above the roof; but, when. a storm was brewing, he cautiously withdrew for security and shelter. Antitype of religionists and politicians I When the sun shines brightly, and the breezes scarcely breathe across the landscape, how erect and bold they look! But let the clouds gather, and the thunders mutter, and what a drawing-in of diminished heads! O rare, satirical Burgomeister! you must have had an alderman's experience. (Dr. W. F. Warren.) Parallel Verses KJV: But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.WEB: But when Peter came to Antioch, I resisted him to his face, because he stood condemned. |
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