What agreement was made at the Jerusalem council between Paul and the Jewish leaders?
At the Jerusalem council, the agreement was that Paul and Barnabas would continue their ministry among the Gentiles, preaching their Gospel without being forced to practice legalism or circumcision, while Peter, James, and John would continue dealing with the Jews. The only additional request was that Paul and Barnabas remember the poor Jews in Jerusalem.
Les explains that after the tremendous council at Jerusalem, the agreement was: Paul would continue his ministry among the Gentiles, and the Jewish leaders would no longer force him to practice legalism and circumcision. Paul would preach his Gospel, while Peter, James, and John continued dealing with the Jew. Then Galatians 2:10 adds a further point: Peter, James, and John asked that Paul and Barnabas remember the poor. Les identifies these as the poor Jews who were now stranded financially in Jerusalem. He notes this is about 52 A.D., roughly twenty-some years after the crucifixion and Pentecost, and the main prerogative of Peter, James, and John was that Paul not forget these poor Jews in Jerusalem.