What did Peter, James and John specifically ask of Paul according to Galatians 2?
Galatians 2:10 records that Peter, James, and John asked only that Paul and Barnabas remember the poor. The context specifies these poor as financially stranded Jews in Jerusalem, roughly twenty years after Pentecost, so the request was for material support for those believers.
Les explains that after the Jerusalem council, the agreement was that Paul would go to the Gentiles while Peter, James, and John would go to the circumcision, or Israel, and they would no longer force Paul to practice legalism and circumcision. The only request they made of Paul and Barnabas was that they remember the poor. Les identifies these poor as the poor Jews who were now financially stranded in Jerusalem. He notes this is around 52 A.D., about twenty-some years after the crucifixion and Pentecost, and that the main prerogative of Peter, James, and John was that Paul not forget these poor Jews in Jerusalem.
Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
What did Peter, James and John ask Paul and Barnabas to do in Galatians 2:10?
Peter, James, and John asked Paul and Barnabas only to remember the poor—specifically the poor Jews in Jerusalem who were financially stranded. This request, recorded in Galatians 2:10, accompanied the agreement that Paul continue ministry among Gentiles while they dealt with Israel.
What was the main concern of Peter, James and John regarding Paul years after Pentecost?
About twenty years after Pentecost, Peter, James, and John's main concern was that Paul and Barnabas remember the poor—specifically the poor Jews in Jerusalem who were financially stranded. Galatians 2:10 records this request, showing their focus was not forcing Gentile legalism but ensuring relief for needy Jewish believers.