Who ministered to Jews and who ministered to Gentiles?
Peter and the eleven confined their ministry to the Jew, while Paul, Barnabas, and later Silas went to the Gentile. The Acts account shows the early ministry addressed only to the nation of Israel, with no language addressed to Gentiles. This stark difference is made plain in Scripture.
Les explains that the old King James makes the stark difference plain: Peter and the eleven confine their ministry to the Jew, while Paul, Barnabas, and later Silas are going to go to the Gentile. He notes that when they come into the Acts account, it will be only to the nation of Israel. The language is so plain that a sixth grader can read it and understand there is no language addressed to Gentiles; it is all to the Jew. This ties back to Jesus telling Peter, 'feed my sheep, the house of Israel,' and to Matthew chapter 10, where Jesus had just chosen the twelve in Galilee.