Galatians 2:9 BSB — MannaFest

Galatians 2:9

And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

BSB

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ASV

and when they perceived the grace that was given unto me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision;

KJV

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.

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS 1.2.7-8 (420)

Three times above we read that the apostles were "reputed." … And so I was wondering what this word meant. Now he has delivered me from all doubt when he describes them as those "who appeared to be pillars." Therefore it means the apostles, and above all Peter, James and John, two of whom were deemed fit to go up the Mount with Jesus. One of these introduces the Savior in the Apocalypse saying "He who has overcome I shall make him a pillar in the temple of my God."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

And Cephas - Speaking of him at Jerusalem he calls him by his Hebrew name. And John - Hence it appears that he also was at the council, though he is not particularly named in the Acts. Who undoubtedly were pillars - The principal supporters and defenders of the gospel.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Peter was the apostle to them; and the ceremonial law, though dead with Christ, yet not being as yet buried, he connived at the respect kept up for it. But Paul was the apostle of the Gentiles; and, though he was a Hebrew of the Hebrews, yet he adhered to pure Christianity.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars - That is, pillars or supports in the church. The word rendered “pillars” (στύλοι stuloi) means properly firm support; then persons of influence and authority, as in a church, or that support a church as a pillar or column does an edifice. In regard to James, see the note at Gal 1:19; compare Act 15:13. Cephas or Peter was the most aged of the apostles, and regarded as at the head of the apostolical college.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

32 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
γνόντες	gnontes	having known	G1097 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
χάριν	charin	grace	G5485 →
τὴν	tēn	which	G3588 →
δοθεῖσάν	dotheisan	having been given	G1325 →
μοι,	moi	to me,	G3165 →
Ἰάκωβος	Iakōbos	James	G2385 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Κηφᾶς	Kēphas	Cephas	G2786 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἰωάννης,	Iōannēs	John,	G2491 →
οἱ	hoi	those	G3588 →
δοκοῦντες	dokountes	esteemed	G1380 →
στῦλοι	stuloi	pillars	G4769 →
εἶναι,	einai	to be,	G1511 →
δεξιὰς	dexias	[the] right hands	G1188 →
ἔδωκαν	edōkan	gave	G1325 →
ἐμοὶ	emoi	to me myself	G1473 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Βαρναβᾷ	Barnaba	to Barnabas	G921 →
κοινωνίας,	koinōnias	of fellowship,	G2842 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	we ourselves [should go]	G3165 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
ἔθνη,	ethnē	Gentiles,	G1484 →
αὐτοὶ	autoi	they	G846 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
περιτομήν,	peritomēn	circumcision,	G4061 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Romans 12:3
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure…
leads to
- Galatians 6:3
  If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
- Philippians 2:3–8
  Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
- Proverbs 26:12
  Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- 1 Peter 5:5
  Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Romans 12:16
  Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.
Through
Revelation 3:12
The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the…
leads to
- Revelation 22:4
  They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
Through
Ephesians 3:8
Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:9
  For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
- Colossians 1:27
  To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.