9James, Cephas2:9 That is, Peter; also in verses 11 and 14 and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
9and recognizing the grace that had been given to me, 2:9 Or JacobJames and 2:9 I.e., PeterCephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right 2:9 Lit handshand of fellowship, so that we might go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
9and recognizing the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we might go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
9And recognizing the grace [that God had] bestowed on me, James and Cephas (Peter) and John, who were reputed to be pillars [of the Jerusalem church], gave to me and Barnabas the 2:9 A solemn act of partnership signifying acceptance, agreement and trust.right hand of fellowship, so that we could go to the Gentiles [with their blessing] and they to the circumcised (Jews).
9And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas,2:9 That is, Peter; also in verses 11 and 14 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.
9James, Peter and John are respected as pillars in the church. They recognized the special grace given to me. So they shook my hand and the hand of Barnabas. They wanted to show they accepted us. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles. They would go to the Jews.