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Galatians 2:8 Cross-References
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“(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)”
Galatians 2:8 (KJV)
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Commentary on Galatians 2:8
For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles. The participial phrase ho gar energēsas Petrō (ὁ γὰρ ἐνεργήσας Πέτρῳ, "for the one having worked in Peter") identifies God as the active agent. The verb energeō (ἐνεργέω) means to work powerfully or effectively—divine energy producing results. The dative Petrō indicates God worked in Peter, not merely through him; it's God's power, not human ability, that produces apostolic fruit.The phrase eis apostolēn tēs peritomēs (εἰς ἀποστολὴν τῆς περιτομῆς, "for apostleship to ...
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“Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.,But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:,,,,,,,,”
“And he said unto me”
“he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.”
“and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the nations through them.”
“standing up with the eleven”
“and they received the Holy Spirit.”
“but I worked more than all of them; yet not I”
“he responded to the people”
“and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.”