Gal 2:7 | NET2full | STEP | On the contrary , when they saw that I was entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised just as Peter was entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised

‏ Galatians 2:7

7 On the contrary, when they saw ^{▼▼tn The participle ἰδόντες (idontes) has been taken temporally to retain the structure of the passage. Many modern translations, because of the length of the sentence here, translate this participle as a finite verb and break the Greek sentences into several English sentences (NIV, for example, begins new sentences at the beginning of both vv. 8 and 9).} that I was entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised ^{▼▼tn Grk “to the uncircumcision,” that is, to the Gentiles.} just as Peter was entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised ^{▼▼tn Grk “to the circumcision,” a collective reference to the Jewish people.}