What did Peter, James, and John do after they perceived the grace given to Paul?
Peter, James, and John, esteemed as pillars, gave Paul and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship after understanding the grace given to Paul. They agreed that Paul and Barnabas should go to the heathen or Gentiles, while they would go through circumcision.
Les explains that when Peter, James, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived or understood the grace that was given to Paul, they gave to him and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship. The agreement was that Paul and Barnabas should go to the heathen, or Gentiles, while they would go through circumcision. Les notes this was decided in 51 A.D., 13 years after Peter had gone to Cornelius. During all that time, the Jewish believers of Jerusalem still maintained that Gentiles could not be saved unless they became proselytes of Judaism. But Paul stood his ground, and because he did not give in, believers have the tremendous gospel of grace.
And 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.
More Questions
Why did James, Peter, and John give Paul and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship?
James, Peter, and John gave Paul and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship because they perceived or understood the grace that had been given to Paul.
What did Paul, Peter, James, and John agree about in Galatians 2?
The agreement between Paul and the Jerusalem apostles was that Paul and Barnabas would go to the Gentiles while Peter, James, and John would go to the Jews.
Does Galatians 2:9 mean Peter, James, and John went to the Gentiles?
Galatians 2:9 does not show Peter, James, and John going to the Gentiles; reading it that way means reading the English incorrectly.