6But from those who seemed to be important (whatever they were has no weight with me: God does not take man's person into account): those who seemed to be important gave nothing new to me;
7But, quite the opposite, when they saw that I had been made responsible for preaching the good news to those without circumcision, even as Peter had been for those of the circumcision
8(Because he who was working in Peter as the Apostle of the circumcision was working no less in me among the Gentiles);
9When they saw the grace which was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who had the name of being pillars, gave to me and Barnabas their right hands as friends so that we might go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision;
10Only it was their desire that we would give thought to the poor; which very thing I had much in mind to do.
11But when Cephas came to Antioch, I made a protest against him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong.
12For before certain men came from James, he did take food with the Gentiles: but when they came, he went back and made himself separate, fearing those who were of the circumcision.
