Gal 2:9 | HCSB | STEP | When James , Cephas , and John , recognized as pillars , acknowledged the grace that had been given to me , they gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas , agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised .

Galatians 2:9

9 When James, ^a ^{▼▼Cephas: The Aramaic word for rock; it is parallel to the Greek word petros from which the English name Peter is derived; Jn 1:42; 1 Co 1:12.}Cephas, ^c and John, ^d recognized as pillars, ^e acknowledged the grace that had been given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.