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Gal. 2:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillarsc, perceived the gracee 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.

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Matt. 16:18• ¹⁸And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (Matt. 16:18)

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Eph. 2:20• ²⁰And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; (Eph. 2:20)

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Rom. 1:5• ⁵By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: (Rom. 1:5)

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Rom. 12:3,6• ³For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
⁶Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; (Rom. 12:3,6)

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James.

Acts 15:7,13,22‑29• ⁷And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
¹³And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
²²Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
²³And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
²⁴Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
²⁵It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
²⁶Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
²⁷We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.
²⁸For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
²⁹That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well. (Acts 15:7,13,22‑29)

pillars.

Gal. 2:2,6,12‑14• ²And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
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:
¹²For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.
¹³And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
¹⁴But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? (Gal. 2:2,6,12‑14)

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Matt. 16:18• ¹⁸And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. (Matt. 16:18)

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Eph. 2:20• ²⁰And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; (Eph. 2:20)

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Rev. 3:12• ¹²Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. (Rev. 3:12)

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Rev. 21:14‑20• ¹⁴And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
¹⁵And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
¹⁶And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
¹⁷And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel.
¹⁸And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
¹⁹And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
²⁰The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. (Rev. 21:14‑20)

the grace.

Rom. 1:5• ⁵By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: (Rom. 1:5)

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Rom. 12:3,5‑6• ³For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
⁵So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
⁶Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; (Rom. 12:3,5‑6)

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Rom. 15:15• ¹⁵Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God, (Rom. 15:15)

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1 Cor. 15:10• ¹⁰But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. (1 Cor. 15:10)

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Eph. 3:8• ⁸Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; (Eph. 3:8)

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Col. 1:29• ²⁹Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. (Col. 1:29)

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1 Peter 4:10‑11• ¹⁰As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
¹¹If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. (1 Peter 4:10‑11)

fellowship.

2 Cor. 8:4• ⁴Praying us with much entreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. (2 Cor. 8:4)

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1 John 1:3• ³That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:3)

we should.

Acts 15:23‑30• ²³And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
²⁴Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:
²⁵It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
²⁶Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
²⁷We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.
²⁸For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
²⁹That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
³⁰So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle: (Acts 15:23‑30)

• Had he gone up earlier, whatever his knowledge might have been, the proofs of his special and independent ministry would not have existed. But he had labored fruitfully for many years without receiving any mission from the other apostles, and they had to recognize his apostleship as the immediate gift of God, as well as the truths which God had imparted to him: the proofs were there; and God had owned this apostleship, as He had given it. (“Galatians 1-2” by J.N. Darby)

• These details of the apostle's work utterly condemned the Galatian assemblies for turning from him and calling in question his apostleship. (“Galatians 2” by H. Smith)

• Thus the apostle shows that for years he had labored among the Gentiles, God working mightily by him, without his having received any authority or mission from other apostles; and in due course his labors were fully recognized as being of God by other apostles at Jerusalem. These details of the apostle's work utterly condemned the Galatian assemblies for turning from him and calling in question his apostleship. (“Galatians 2” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and recognising the grace given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were conspicuous as being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that *we* should go to the nations, and *they* to the circumcision;

W. Kelly Translation

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and having known the grace given to me, James and Cephas and John, that were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right-hands of fellowship, that we [should go] unto the nations, and they unto the circumcision,