Galatians 2:7

“But contrariwise, when they saw that the Gospel, etc..] James, Cephas, and John, were so far from blaming or correcting anything in the apostle's ministry, or adding anything to it, that they highly approved of it; and as a token of their agreement with him and Barnabas, gave them the right hand of fellowship: the reasons of their so doing are inserted here, and in the following verse, and in the next to that: the reason here given is, because they saw that the Gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the Gospel of the circumcision was to Peter; by “the uncircumcision and circumcision” are meant the Gentiles and Jews; (see Rom 2:26,27 3:30) by the Gospel of the one, and the…”

“contrariwise--on the contrary. So far from adding any new light to ME, THEY gave in THEIR adhesion to the new path on which Barnabas and I, by independent revelation, had entered. So far from censuring, they gave a hearty approval to my independent course, namely, the innovation of preaching the Gospel without circumcision to the Gentiles. when they saw--from the effects which I showed them, were "wrought" (Gal 2:8; Act 15:12). was committed unto me--Greek, "I was entrusted with." gospel of the uncircumcision--that is, of the Gentiles, who were to be converted without circumcision being required. circumcision . . . unto Peter--Peter had originally opened the door to the Gentiles (Acts…”

“The gospel of the uncircumcision - The duty of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised part of the world; that is, to the Gentiles Paul had received this as his unique office when he was converted and called to the ministry (see Acts 9:15; Acts 22:21); and they now perceived that he had been specially intrusted with this office, from the remarkable success which had attended his labors. It is evidently not meant here that Paul was to preach only to the Gentiles and Peter only to the Jews, for Paul often preached in the synagogues of the Jews, and Peter was the first who preached to a Gentile Acts 10:0; but it is meant that it was the main business of Paul to preach to the Gentiles, or that…”

“But when they saw - By the effects which I laid before them, Gal 2:8; Act 15:12. That I was intrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision - That is, with the charge of preaching it to the uncircumcised heathens. Galatians 2:8”

“2:7-8 The apostles in Jerusalem saw that Paul and Peter had different scopes of ministry (for Peter’s, see Acts 1:1–5:42; 9:1–10:48; for Paul’s, see Acts 13:1–28:31), but they both preached the same gospel.”

“when: Gal 2:9; Act 15:12, Act 15:25, Act 15:26; Pe2 3:15 the gospel of the uncircumcision: Gal 1:16; Act 13:46-48, Act 18:6, Act 28:28; Rom 1:5, Rom 11:13; Th1 2:4; Ti1 2:7; Ti2 1:11 Galatians 2:8”