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And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillarsc, perceived the gracee 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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Matt. 16:18• ¹⁸And *I* also, I say unto thee that *thou* art Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades' gates shall not prevail against it. (Matt. 16:18)

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Eph. 2:20• ²⁰being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner-stone, (Eph. 2:20)

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Rom. 1:5• ⁵by whom we have received grace and apostleship in behalf of his name, for obedience of faith among all the nations, (Rom. 1:5)

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Rom. 12:3,6• ³For I say, through the grace which has been given to me, to every one that is among you, not to have high thoughts above what he should think; but to think so as to be wise, as God has dealt to each a measure of faith.
⁶But having different gifts, according to the grace which has been given to us, whether it be prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; (Rom. 12:3,6)

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James.

Acts 15:7,13,22‑29• ⁷And much discussion having taken place, Peter, standing up, said to them, Brethren, *ye* know that from the earliest days God amongst you chose that the nations by my mouth should hear the word of the glad tidings and believe.
¹³And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, listen to me:
²²Then it seemed good to the apostles and to the elders, with the whole assembly, to send chosen men from among them with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch, Judas called Barsabas and Silas, leading men among the brethren,
²³having by their hand written thus: The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to the brethren who are from among the nations at Antioch, and in Syria and Cilicia, greeting:
²⁴Inasmuch as we have heard that some who went out from amongst us have troubled you by words, upsetting your souls, saying that ye must be circumcised and keep the law; to whom we gave no commandment;
²⁵it seemed good to us, having arrived at a common judgment, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
²⁶men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
²⁷We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves also will tell you by word of mouth the same things.
²⁸For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
²⁹to abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication; keeping yourselves from which ye will do well. Farewell. (Acts 15:7,13,22‑29)

pillars.

Gal. 2:2,6,12‑14• ²and I went up according to revelation, and I laid before them the glad tidings which I preach among the nations, but privately to those conspicuous among them, lest in any way I run or had run in vain;
⁶But from those who were conspicuous as being somewhat--whatsoever they were, it makes no difference to me: God does not accept man's person; for to me those who were conspicuous communicated nothing;
¹²for before that certain came from James, he ate with those of the nations; but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those of the circumcision;
¹³and the rest of the Jews also played the same dissembling part with him; so that even Barnabas was carried away too by their dissimulation.
¹⁴But when I saw that they do not walk straightforwardly, according to the truth of the glad tidings, I said to Peter before all, If *thou*, being a Jew, livest as the nations and not as the Jews, how dost thou compel the nations to Judaize? (Gal. 2:2,6,12‑14)

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Matt. 16:18• ¹⁸And *I* also, I say unto thee that *thou* art Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades' gates shall not prevail against it. (Matt. 16:18)

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Eph. 2:20• ²⁰being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner-stone, (Eph. 2:20)

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Rev. 3:12• ¹²He that overcomes, him will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more at all out; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven, from my God, and my new name. (Rev. 3:12)

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Rev. 21:14‑20• ¹⁴And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
¹⁵And he that spoke with me had a golden reed as a measure, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.
¹⁶And the city lies four-square, and its length is as much as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed--twelve thousand stadia: the length and the breadth and height of it are equal.
¹⁷And he measured its wall, a hundred and forty-four cubits, a man's measure, that is, the angel's.
¹⁸And the building of its wall was jasper; and the city pure gold, like pure glass:
¹⁹the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation, jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
²⁰the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. (Rev. 21:14‑20)

the grace.

Rom. 1:5• ⁵by whom we have received grace and apostleship in behalf of his name, for obedience of faith among all the nations, (Rom. 1:5)

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Rom. 12:3,5‑6• ³For I say, through the grace which has been given to me, to every one that is among you, not to have high thoughts above what he should think; but to think so as to be wise, as God has dealt to each a measure of faith.
⁵thus we, being many, are one body in Christ, and each one members one of the other.
⁶But having different gifts, according to the grace which has been given to us, whether it be prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; (Rom. 12:3,5‑6)

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Rom. 15:15• ¹⁵But I have written to you the more boldly, brethren, in part, as putting you in mind, because of the grace given to me by God, (Rom. 15:15)

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1 Cor. 15:10• ¹⁰But by God's grace I am what I am; and his grace, which was towards me, has not been vain; but I have laboured more abundantly than they all, but not *I*, but the grace of God which was with me. (1 Cor. 15:10)

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Eph. 3:8• ⁸To me, less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, to announce among the nations the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of the Christ, (Eph. 3:8)

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Col. 1:29• ²⁹Whereunto also I toil, combating according to his working, which works in me in power. (Col. 1:29)

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1 Peter 4:10‑11• ¹⁰each according as he has received a gift, ministering it to one another, as good stewards of the various grace of God.
¹¹If any one speak--as oracles of God; if any one minister--as of strength which God supplies; that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the might for the ages of ages. Amen. (1 Peter 4:10‑11)

fellowship.

2 Cor. 8:4• ⁴begging of us with much entreaty to give effect to the grace and fellowship of the service which was to be rendered to the saints. (2 Cor. 8:4)

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1 John 1:3• ³that which we have seen and heard we report to you, that *ye* also may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is indeed with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:3)

we should.

Acts 15:23‑30• ²³having by their hand written thus: The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to the brethren who are from among the nations at Antioch, and in Syria and Cilicia, greeting:
²⁴Inasmuch as we have heard that some who went out from amongst us have troubled you by words, upsetting your souls, saying that ye must be circumcised and keep the law; to whom we gave no commandment;
²⁵it seemed good to us, having arrived at a common judgment, to send chosen men to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
²⁶men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
²⁷We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves also will tell you by word of mouth the same things.
²⁸For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
²⁹to abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication; keeping yourselves from which ye will do well. Farewell.
³⁰They therefore, being let go, came to Antioch, and having gathered the multitude delivered to them the epistle. (Acts 15:23‑30)

• Had he gone up earlier, whatever his knowledge might have been, the proofs of his special and independent ministry would not have existed. But he had labored fruitfully for many years without receiving any mission from the other apostles, and they had to recognize his apostleship as the immediate gift of God, as well as the truths which God had imparted to him: the proofs were there; and God had owned this apostleship, as He had given it. (“Galatians 1-2” by J.N. Darby)

• These details of the apostle's work utterly condemned the Galatian assemblies for turning from him and calling in question his apostleship. (“Galatians 2” by H. Smith)

• Thus the apostle shows that for years he had labored among the Gentiles, God working mightily by him, without his having received any authority or mission from other apostles; and in due course his labors were fully recognized as being of God by other apostles at Jerusalem. These details of the apostle's work utterly condemned the Galatian assemblies for turning from him and calling in question his apostleship. (“Galatians 2” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and recognising the grace given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were conspicuous as being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that *we* should go to the nations, and *they* to the circumcision;

W. Kelly Translation

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and having known the grace given to me, James and Cephas and John, that were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right-hands of fellowship, that we [should go] unto the nations, and they unto the circumcision,