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Galatians 2:8 KJV
Galatians · chapter 2 · verse 8
(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)Galatians 2:8 · King James Version
Galatians 2:8 in context
6But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
7But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;
8(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)
9And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
10Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- circumcisionperitomēcircumcised, the act or rite of circumcision, " they of the circumcision" is a…G4061 →
- effectuallyenergeōto be operative, be at work, put forth power, to work for one, aid one, to effect, to…G1754 →
- apostleshipapostolēa sending away, of the sending off of a fleet, of consuls with an armyG651 →
- towardeisinto, unto, to, towards, for, amongG1519 →
- PeterpetrosPeter = " a rock or a stone" , one of the twelve disciples of JesusG4074 →
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It should seem, by the account Paul gives of himself in this chapter, that, from the very first preaching and planting of Christianity, there was a difference of apprehension between those Christians who had first been Jews and those who had first been Gentiles.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-10