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Galatians 2:5 (WEB)
to whom we gave no place in the way of subjection, not for an hour, that the truth of the Good News might continue with you.

Fathers and councils · 4

Origen, Against Celsus VII.21Book VII
“Thus, as it had been written, “Thou shalt have dominion over many nations, and they shall not have dominion over thee,” he ruled over the Gentiles whom he brought under the teaching of Jesus Christ; and he never “gave place by subjection to men, no, not for an hour,” as being himself mightier than they.” — editor's note: Gal. ii. 5.
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Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies III.13Book III
“And again he says, “For an hour we did give place to subjection, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.”” — editor's note: Latin, “Ad horam cessimus subjectioni” (Gal. ii. 5). Irenæus gives it an altogether different meaning from that which it has in the received text. Jerome says…
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Cyprian of Carthage, Epistles Letter 70
“…disputed with him afterwards about circumcision, claim anything to himself insolently, nor arrogantly assume anything; so as to say that he held the primacy, and that he ought rather to be obeyed by novices and those lately come.” — editor's note: [But a primacy involves no supremacy. All the Gallicans, with Bossuet, insist on this point. Cyprian now adopts, as his rule, St. Paul’s example, Gal. ii. 5.]
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Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion V.2Book V
“Therefore he says: “Because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ, that they might bring us into bondage, to whom we gave place by subjection not even for an hour.”” — editor's note: Gal. ii. 4, 5.
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