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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• ¹⁸{i}And 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.{/i} (Matt. 16:18)

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

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Rom. 1:5• ⁵through whom we received grace and apostleship unto obedience of faith among all the Gentiles in behalf of his name; (Rom. 1:5)

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Rom. 12:3,6• ³For through the grace of God that is given to me, I say to everyone that is among you not to be high-minded above what he ought to be minded, but to be minded to sober-mindedness as God to each hath dealt a measure of faith.
⁶But having gifts different according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of faith; (Rom. 12:3,6)

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John the Apostle,

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James.

Acts 15:7,13,22‑29• ⁷And when there had been much questioning, Peter stood up and said to them, Brethren, ye know how that from early days God chose among you that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel and believe.
¹³And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken to me.
²²Then it seemed good to the apostles and elders, with the whole assembly, having chosen from among them to send men with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren,
²³having written by their hand, The apostles and the elder brethren to the brethren which are of [the] Gentiles in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, greeting.
²⁴Whereas we heard that some who went out from us troubled you with words, upsetting your souls, to whom we gave no commandment,
²⁵it seemed good to us, having been of one accord, to choose and send men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
²⁶men that have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
²⁷We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, themselves also announcing by word the same things.
²⁸For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these necessary things:
²⁹to abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and blood, and things strangled, and fornication, from which if ye keep yourselves ye shall do well. Farewell. (Acts 15:7,13,22‑29)

pillars.

Gal. 2:2,6,12‑14• ²and I went up according to revelation, and laid before them the gospel which I preach among the nations, but in private to those in repute, lest by any means I should be running or had run in vain;
⁶But from those reputed to be something, whatsoever they were maketh no difference to me(God accepteth no man's person(for to me those in repute imparted nothing;
¹²for before that certain came from James, he ate with the nations; but when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, being afraid of those of the circumcision;
¹³and the rest of the Jews also dissembled with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their dissimulation.
¹⁴But when I saw that they walk not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before all, If thou, being a Jew, livest nationally and not Jewishly, how forcest thou the nations to judaize? (Gal. 2:2,6,12‑14)

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Matt. 16:18• ¹⁸{i}And 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.{/i} (Matt. 16:18)

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

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Rev. 3:12• ¹²He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall never go out more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, that cometh down out of the 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 talked with me had a golden measuring rod to measure the city and the gates of it and the wall of it.
¹⁶And the city lieth quadrangular, and the length of it {i}is{/i} as much as the breadth; and he measured the city with the reed (twelve thousand stadia: the length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.
¹⁷And he measured the wall of it, an hundred forty {i}and{/i} four cubits, a man's measure which is of {i}the{/i} angel.
¹⁸And the building of its wall was jasper; and the city pure gold like pure glass.
¹⁹The foundations of the wall of the city {i}were{/i} 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 chrysolyte, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprasus, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. (Rev. 21:14‑20)

the grace.

Rom. 1:5• ⁵through whom we received grace and apostleship unto obedience of faith among all the Gentiles in behalf of his name; (Rom. 1:5)

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Rom. 12:3,5‑6• ³For through the grace of God that is given to me, I say to everyone that is among you not to be high-minded above what he ought to be minded, but to be minded to sober-mindedness as God to each hath dealt a measure of faith.
⁵so we, the many, are one body in Christ, but individually members of one another.
⁶But having gifts different according to the grace that is given to us, whether 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, brethren, more boldly in measure, as reminding you on account of the grace that was 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 that [was] towards me became not empty, but I laboured more abundantly than they all, yet not I but the grace of God that [was] with me. (1 Cor. 15:10)

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Eph. 3:8• ⁸To me who am less than the least of all saints was this grace given to preach to the nations the unsearchable riches of the Christ, (Eph. 3:8)

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Col. 1:29• ²⁹whereunto also I toil in conflict according to his working that worketh in me in power. (Col. 1:29)

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1 Peter 4:10‑11• ¹⁰according as each received a gift, ministering it toward each other as good stewards of God's various grace:
¹¹if one speak, [let it be] as oracles of God; if one ministereth, as of strength which God supplieth; that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the might unto the ages of the ages. Amen. (1 Peter 4:10‑11)

fellowship.

2 Cor. 8:4• ⁴asking of us with much entreaty the grace and the fellowship of the ministering unto the saints; g (2 Cor. 8:4)

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

we should.

Acts 15:23‑30• ²³having written by their hand, The apostles and the elder brethren to the brethren which are of [the] Gentiles in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, greeting.
²⁴Whereas we heard that some who went out from us troubled you with words, upsetting your souls, to whom we gave no commandment,
²⁵it seemed good to us, having been of one accord, to choose and send men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
²⁶men that have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
²⁷We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, themselves also announcing by word the same things.
²⁸For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these necessary things:
²⁹to abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and blood, and things strangled, and fornication, from which if ye keep yourselves ye shall do well. Farewell.
³⁰They then having been let go, went down unto Antioch, and having gathered the multitude delivered the letter. (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,