Galatians 2:9 - Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

Galatians 2:9

7 But on the contrary, ^awhen they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised ^bhad been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter

8 (for He who worked effectively in Peter for the apostleship to the ^acircumcised ^balso ^cworked effectively in me toward the Gentiles),

9 and when James,¹ Cephas, and John, who seemed to be ^apillars, perceived ^bthe grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, ^cthat we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

10 They desired only that we should remember the poor, ^athe very thing which I also was eager to do.

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11 ^aNow when¹ Peter had come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed;

12 for before certain men came from James, ^ahe would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing¹ those who were of the circumcision.

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Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Galatians 2:9

They who were reputed to be pillars (oi dokountev stuloi einai). They had that reputation (dokountev) and Paul accepts them as such. Stuloi, old word for pillars, columns, as of fire (Revelation 10:1). So of the church (I Timothy 3:15). These were the Pillar Apostles.

Gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship (deciav edwkan emoi kai Barnabai koinwniav). Dramatic and concluding act of the pact for cooperation and coordinate, independent spheres of activity. The compromisers and the Judaizers were brushed to one side when these five men shook hands as equals in the work of Christ's Kingdom.

Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Galatians 2:9:

Acts 15:1
Acts 15:5
Acts 15:25
1 Corinthians 1:9
1 Corinthians 1:12
1 Corinthians 1:31
1 Corinthians 8:1
1 Corinthians 10:16
2 Corinthians 11:5
1 Timothy 1:15
1 Timothy 3:15
2 Peter 3:15
Revelation 3:12
Revelation 10:1

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