Galater 2:8

8 (denn der, welcher in Petrus für das Apostelamt der Beschneidung gewirkt hat, hat auch in mir in Bezug auf die Nationen gewirkt)

Galater 2:8 Meaning and Commentary

Galatians 2:8

For he that wrought effectually in Peter
The Syriac version renders it, "he who exhorted Peter to"; the Arabic version is, "he who strengthened Peter in"; the Spirit of God is meant, who filled Peter with such eminent gifts, and inspired him with so much zeal and resolution

to the apostleship of circumcision,
to discharge his office as an apostle among the Jews; and who wrought by him such wonderful works for the confirmation of it, as curing the man that was lame from his birth, striking Ananias and Sapphira dead for telling lies, and raising Dorcas from the dead, and communicating miraculous gifts by the imposition of his hands; and which same Spirit also made his ministrations effectual to the conversion of a large number of souls, as of three thousand by one sermon.

The same was mighty in me towards the Gentiles.
The Spirit of God wrought as effectually in, and by him, as in Peter; filled him with extraordinary gifts for the discharge of his work among the Gentiles, and inspired him with equal zeal, constancy, and intrepidity of mind; wrought as many miracles by him to confirm his mission; such as striking blind Elymas the sorcerer, healing the cripple at Lystra, raising Eutychus from the dead, with many other signs and wonders wrought by him among the Gentiles, through the power of the Spirit of God, whereby they became obedient by word and deed. The same Spirit also accompanied the Gospel preached by him, to the conversion of multitudes, by which means many famous churches were founded and raised among the Gentiles; and this is another reason which induced the apostles at Jerusalem to take Paul and Barnabas into an association with them.

Galater 2:8 In-Context

6 Von denen aber, die in Ansehen standen, was irgend sie auch waren, das macht keinen Unterschied für mich, Gott nimmt keines Menschen Person an, denn mir haben die Angesehenen nichts hinzugefügt;

7 sondern im Gegenteil, als sie sahen, daß mir das Evangelium der Vorhaut anvertraut war, gleichwie Petrus das der Beschneidung,

8 (denn der, welcher in Petrus für das Apostelamt der Beschneidung gewirkt hat, hat auch in mir in Bezug auf die Nationen gewirkt)

9 und als sie die Gnade erkannten, die mir gegeben ist, gaben Jakobus und Kephas und Johannes, die als Säulen angesehen wurden, mir und Barnabas die Rechte der Gemeinschaft, auf daß wir unter die Nationen, sie aber unter die Beschneidung gingen;

10 nur daß wir der Armen eingedenk wären, dessen ich mich auch befleißigt habe, also zu tun.