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href="/niv/galatians/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/galatians/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Their only suggestion was that we keep on helping the poor, which I have always been eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/galatians/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/galatians/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/galatians/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />only that we should be mindful of the poor, also the same thing that I was eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/galatians/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Only <i>they would</i> that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/galatians/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>They desired</i> only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/galatians/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>They</i> only <i>asked</i> us to remember the poor—the very thing I also was eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/galatians/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They only asked us to remember the poor— the very thing I also was eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/galatians/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br /><i>They</i> only <i>asked</i> us to remember the poor—the very thing I also was eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/galatians/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Only <i>they asked</i> us to remember the poor—the very thing I also was eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/galatians/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br /><i>They asked</i> only [one thing], that we remember the poor, the very thing I was also eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/galatians/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They asked only that we would remember the poor, which I had made every effort to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/galatians/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They asked only that we would remember the poor, which I made every effort to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/galatians/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />only they would that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/galatians/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They only asked us to remember the poor, and this was something I had always been eager to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/galatians/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />only they would that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/galatians/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The only thing they asked us to do was to remember the poor, the very thing which I was eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/galatians/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All they asked was that we should remember the needy in their group, which is the very thing I have been eager to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/galatians/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The only thing they asked us to do was to remember the destitute, the very thing I was eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/galatians/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/galatians/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They requested only that we remember the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/galatians/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They only asked us to remember the poor--which very thing I was also zealous to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/galatians/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/galatians/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Only they urged that we should remember their poor--a thing which was uppermost in my own mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/galatians/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/galatians/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />only, that we should be mindful of the poor, which I also was diligent—this very thing—to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/galatians/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />only that we should be mindful of the poor, also the same thing that I was eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/galatians/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> only, of the poor that we should be mindful, which also I was diligent -- this very thing -- to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/galatians/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Only that we remember the poor; and this same was I forward to do.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/galatians/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Only that we should be mindful of the poor: which same thing also I was careful to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/galatians/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />asking only that we should be mindful of the poor, which was the very thing that I also was solicitous to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/galatians/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Only, we were to be mindful of the poor, which is the very thing I was eager to do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/galatians/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They asked only one thing, that we remember the poor, which was actually what I was eager to do.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/galatians/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Only they would that we should remember the poor; and that I have endeavored to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/galatians/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Only that we would remember the poor, and I had been concerned to do this.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/galatians/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br /><i>requesting</i> only that we would remember the poor, which same thing I have been diligent in doing.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/galatians/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />only that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/galatians/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />only desiring that we would remember the poor鈥攖he very thing which I have also been diligent to perform.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/galatians/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />only they recommended to us to get collections for the poor in Judea: which I was very careful to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/galatians/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Only they urged that we should remember their poor--a thing which was uppermost in my own mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/galatians/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />only <i>they desired</i> that we should remember the poor, which very thing I was also eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/galatians/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Only <i>desiring</i> that we would remember the poor: which I also was forward to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/galatians/2-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jv8Ri4CeT34?start=293" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/galatians/2.htm">The Council at Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3440.htm" title="3440: monon (Adv) -- Alone, but, only. Neuter of monos as adverb; merely.">They only asked us</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3421.htm" title="3421: mnēmoneuōmen (V-PSA-1P) -- From a derivative of mneme; to exercise memory, i.e. Recollect; by implication, to punish; also to rehearse.">remember</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4434.htm" title="4434: ptōchōn (Adj-GMP) -- Poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad. ">poor,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auto (PPro-AN3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">the very</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-ANS) -- This; he, she, it. ">thing</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4704.htm" title="4704: espoudasa (V-AIA-1S) -- To hasten, be eager, be zealous. From spoude; to use speed, i.e. To make effort, be prompt or earnest.">I was eager</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēsai (V-ANA) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">to do.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">11</span>When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/11-29.htm">Acts 11:29-30</a></span><br />So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. / This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-25.htm">Romans 15:25-27</a></span><br />Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there. / For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. / They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-1.htm">1 Corinthians 16:1-3</a></span><br />Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia: / On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed. / Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-1.htm">2 Corinthians 8:1-4</a></span><br />Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia. / In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity. / For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-1.htm">2 Corinthians 9:1-2</a></span><br />Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you. / For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a></span><br />Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a></span><br />For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/24-17.htm">Acts 24:17</a></span><br />After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17-18</a></span><br />If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-13.htm">Luke 14:13-14</a></span><br />But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, / and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a></span><br />Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-11.htm">Deuteronomy 15:11</a></span><br />For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6-7</a></span><br />Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/41-1.htm">Psalm 41:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/29-12.htm">Job 29:12-16</a></span><br />because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. / The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. / I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.</p><p class="hdg">that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/11-29.htm">Acts 11:29,30</a></b></br> Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/24-17.htm">Acts 24:17</a></b></br> Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/15-25.htm">Romans 15:25-27</a></b></br> But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/2-5.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/galatians/1-10.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-22.htm">Diligent</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-11.htm">Eager</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-21.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/13-11.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-1.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-5.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/luke/11-43.htm">Uppermost</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-18.htm">Urged</a> <a href="/galatians/1-14.htm">Zealous</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/3-10.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/galatians/4-9.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-3.htm">Diligent</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-3.htm">Eager</a> <a href="/philippians/3-13.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/galatians/5-10.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/galatians/4-9.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/galatians/5-2.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/galatians/2-17.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/genesis/40-17.htm">Uppermost</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-3.htm">Urged</a> <a href="/galatians/4-17.htm">Zealous</a><div class="vheading2">Galatians 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/2-1.htm">He shows when he went up again to Jerusalem, and for what purpose;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/2-3.htm">and that Titus was not circumcised;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/2-11.htm">and that he resisted Peter, and told him the reason;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/2-14.htm">why he and others, being Jews, believe in Christ to be justified by faith, and not by works;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/2-20.htm">and that they live not in sin, who are so justified.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/galatians/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>They only asked us</b><br />This phrase indicates a specific request made by the leaders in Jerusalem to Paul and Barnabas. The Greek word for "asked" (μνημονεύω) implies a reminder or a call to keep something in mind. Historically, this reflects the early church's emphasis on unity and shared mission, despite differing ministries between the Jewish and Gentile believers. The leaders' request underscores the importance of maintaining a communal focus on compassion and charity.<p><b>to remember the poor</b><br />The word "remember" (μνημονεύω) in Greek suggests more than a mental recollection; it implies active concern and tangible action. The "poor" here refers to the economically disadvantaged, particularly within the Jerusalem church, which was experiencing significant hardship. This reflects the early Christian commitment to social justice and care for the marginalized, rooted in Jewish tradition and the teachings of Jesus. The historical context of famine and persecution in Jerusalem made this a pressing issue.<p><b>the very thing I was eager to do</b><br />Paul's eagerness (σπουδάζω) indicates a zealous and diligent commitment. This phrase highlights Paul's personal dedication to the cause of the poor, aligning with his broader mission to demonstrate the love of Christ through practical means. It reflects the apostolic understanding that faith must be accompanied by works, particularly in caring for those in need. Paul's eagerness also serves as a model for believers, emphasizing that charity should be a joyful and willing act of service, not merely an obligation.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/galatians/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">The poor</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> at Jerusalem and in Judaea. St. Paul had already been the means of bringing contributions from the wealthier churches of Antioch to Jerusalem (<a href="/context/acts/11-29.htm" title="Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers which dwelled in Judaea:">Acts 11:29-30</a>). This seems to have been gracefully received, not only as an act of charity, but as a recognition of the claims of the mother Church. The Apostles expressed a hope that the same good feeling might continue, to which St. Paul willingly assented. That he did not forget his promise appears from <a href="/acts/24-17.htm" title="Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.">Acts 24:17</a>; <a href="/context/romans/15-26.htm" title="For it has pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.">Romans 15:26-27</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/16-3.htm" title="And when I come, whomsoever you shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality to Jerusalem.">1Corinthians 16:3</a>; <a href="/context/2_corinthians/8-1.htm" title="Moreover, brothers, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;">2Corinthians 8:1-2</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/9-1.htm" title="For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:">2Corinthians 9:1</a> <span class= "ital">et sea.</span> (See Notes on <a href="/context/romans/15-25.htm" title="But now I go to Jerusalem to minister to the saints.">Romans 15:25-27</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/galatians/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Only they would that we should remember the poor</span> (<span class="greek">μόνον τῶν πτωχῶν</span> <span class="greek">ἵνα μνημονεύωμεν</span>); <span class="accented">only</span>, <span class="accented">that we should be mindful of the poor</span>, or perhaps, <span class="accented">their poor</span>; for the clause must be understood subjectively, as referred to the standpoint of those who" gave us the right hands of fellowship." (For the order of the words in the Greek, comp. <a href="/2_corinthians/2-4.htm">2 Corinthians 2:4</a>; <a href="/john/13-29.htm">John 13:29</a>.) If there is the ellipsis of any participle at all which needs to be supplied, which many critics suppose, though Meyer not unplausibly thinks otherwise, perhaps "stipulating" presents itself more readily than either "willing" or "requesting;" for this <span class="greek">ἵνα</span> depends as much upon the <span class="greek">δεξίας ἔδωκαν</span> as the preceding <span class="greek">ἵνα</span> does, and therefore seems to introduce something as much as that a part of the compact. What the apostle means is this: "In one respect only did this mutual compact of equal brotherly partnership leave us who were ministers of the Gentiles unfree in relation to the circumcision and their ministers; we consented to allow ourselves bound to be mindful of the duty of helping their poor. In all other respects, we were to still pursue the same plan of evangelization as we had been pursuing, with no modification of either our doctrine or Church practice; with no such modification, for example, as these false brethren were clamouring for." St. Paul's methods of work thus received the full sanction of the "pillars," being recognized by them as standing on the same level of truth and heavenly guidance as their own. <span class="cmt_word">The same which I also was forward to do</span> (<span class="greek">ο{ καὶ</span> <span class="greek">ἐσπούδασα αὐτὸ τοῦτο ποιῆσαι</span>); <span class="accented">the very thing this which I was even of myself zealous to do.</span> The as; makes prominent the notion of intense earnestness, which St. Paul is wont to express in the use of <span class="greek">σπουδάζω</span>, as well as of <span class="greek">σπουδὴ</span> and <span class="greek">σπουδαῖος</span>. He did not merely <span class="accented">consent to</span> bear in mind the poor of Judaea; apart from such stipulation, apart from regard to any request of James, Cephas, and John, it was a matter which of himself he regarded as one of very great importance, demanding his most earnest attention. The especial force of this verb <span class="greek">ἐσπούδασα</span> is evinced by <a href="/ephesians/4-3.htm">Ephesians 4:3</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-17.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:17</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/2-15.htm">2 Timothy 2:15</a>; and especially by <a href="/2_corinthians/8-16.htm">2 Corinthians 8:16, 17</a>, in which the frame of mind it expresses is distinguished, as here, from that of mere willingness to consent to another person's request. The principal reason for making this matter so prominent lay, no doubt, in the great distress prevailing amongst the poor in Judaea, justifying the application of the principle stated in <a href="/2_corinthians/8-14.htm">2 Corinthians 8:14, 15</a> (see Stanley's note on 1 Corinthians 16:1). But we can hardly err in supposing that, as a subsidiary motive, both the leaders of the Jewish Church and St. Paul himself were greatly influenced by the consideration that such practical manifestation of Christian sympathy would both evince, and help to cement, the unity with each other of the Jewish and Gentile Churches. It was this organic unity which constituted the <span class="accented">obligation</span> of rendering such assistance (comp. <a href="/romans/15-27.htm">Romans 15:27</a> with <a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17, 18</a>). How perseveringly and how earnestly the apostle strove to aid the poor of the Jewish Churches both before and after the conference here spoken of, is seen in <a href="/acts/11-29.htm">Acts 11:29, 30</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/16-1.htm">1 Corinthians 16:1</a> (where reference is made to collections in Galatia); <a href="/2_corinthians/8.htm">2 Corinthians 8, 9</a>; <a href="/romans/15-25.htm">Romans 15:25-27</a>; <a href="/acts/24-17.htm">Acts 24:17</a>. Since in this last cited passage it is only incidentally that St. Luke is led to mention the collection which St. Paul brought with him in that journey of his to Jerusalem recorded in <a href="/acts/21-17.htm">Acts 21:17</a>, it is quite supposable that he brought collections with him also in that former visit merely glanced at in <a href="/acts/18-23.htm">Acts 18:23</a>. We may surmise that St. Paul has a special purpose in mentioning to the Galatians this particular item of that important compact. In his First Epistle to the Corinthians, written at no long interval whether before or after the sending of this letter, he tells them (<a href="/1_corinthians/16-1.htm">1 Corinthians 16:1</a>) that he had given order to the Churches of Galatia respecting the manner in which <span class="accented">they</span> should collect for this object. It seems the more probable supposition that those directions were not given until this letter had had the happy effect of restoring better relations between himself and them than he was able at present to reckon upon. Meanwhile, however, this historical reference would serve to prepare them in some measure for the appeal, when he should think it prudent to make it (cf. Introduction, pp. 16-18.). It is well to observe, in reference to this whole passage (vers. 6-10), the extent to which the apostle goes in identifying Barnabas's position with his own. Barnabas had laboured with himself as evangelizing "apostle" sent forth with himself from the Antiochian Church, and both before and. after that missionary journey in the neighbourhood of Antioch itself. Accordingly he tells his readers that the "pillars" had without qualification recognized the work of them both and had fraternally greeted their further prosecution of it. But it is of himself alone that he speaks when he contrasts Cephas's apostleship of the circumcision with his own apostleship (for this is implied) to the Gentiles. The reason for this is that Barnabas was not an apostle in that other higher sense of the term in which Cephas and himself were (see Introduction, Dissertation I.). Again, when mentioning the stipulation which the "pillars" made, that we should be mindful of their poor, he does not add, "the very thing this which we were of ourselves resolved to do," but makes the observation with reference to himself only. This is explained by the unhappy rupture which St. Luke tells of as so soon after occurring between them - which account of St. Luke's finds thus here a latent confirmation. What we otherwise know of Barnabas's character leaves no room to doubt but that he too zealously set himself to carry out the stipulation in that separate sphere of work among Gentiles which, after the rupture, he engaged in. But this is no longer St. Paul's business, while relating facts falling under his own cognizance. And this consideration throws light upon the time of the action expressed by the aorist <span class="greek">ἐσπούδασα</span>: it does not mean, "I <span class="accented">had already before been</span> forward to do so;" for then he would not have left out Barnabas; but, "thenceforward in my whole subsequent career I zealously made it my business," the aorist embracing the whole in one view. Further, our attention is arrested by the extreme importance and the pregnant significance of the incident here related. Here was one who, neither directly nor indirectly, owed to those who had been previously sent forth by Heaven as teachers of the gospel, either his conversion, or his knowledge of the Christian doctrine, or his mission to preach; but had nevertheless gone forth proclaiming what he affirmed to be Christ's gospel communicated to him by Divine revelation, gathering disciples to be baptized into Christ, and combining such disciples into Churches. In what relation did this doctrine of Paul and the Church organizations which he was setting on foot in the Gentile world stand to the doctrine of the twelve and to the Church organizations framed by them in connection therewith at Jerusalem and in Judaea? These last were assumed to be from heaven; were those more recent phenomena, of doctrines taught and societies formed by Paul, in harmony with the previous ones? Unquestionably and glaringly there were important differences between the external religious life of the twelve and the Jewish believers, and the external religious life which Paul taught the Gentile Churches to adopt. The twelve and the Jewish Christians in general still practised in their daily life the usages of Mosaism, blending the use of such outward forms and ceremonies as appertained to Christian discipleship with those older habits of life preserved intact; in the Gentile Church as moulded by Paul the usages of Mosaism were altogether wanting. Was the seal of Heaven to be recognized as affixed to the Pauline doctrine and the Pauline Church life, as certainly as it was seen to be affixed to the doctrine of the twelve and the Judaeo-Christian Church life? Yes. The verdict of the great leaders of the Jewish Church decided for the full recognition of the Pauline doctrine and the Pauline Church life as in root and essence identical with their own, and as equally with their own derived from heaven. It was a decision come to in the teeth of intense and deeply ingrained prejudices prompting to the adoption of a different conclusion; and must have been due to overpowering evidence leaving them no alternative, seconded we may believe by the secret swaying of their souls by the Holy Ghost. We cannot help reflecting <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> how disastrous the effects would have been of a decision of another kind; <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> how remarkably is here illustrated the essential oneness of the Christian life amidst most extreme diversity in its outward manifestation; and <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> what a strong attestation is afforded to the certain truth of the gospel, revealed to the world through two wholly distinct channels of communication, which yet concurred in delivering what was in reality one and the same message. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/galatians/2-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[They] only [asked us]</span><br /><span class="grk">μόνον</span> <span class="translit">(monon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3440.htm">Strong's 3440: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alone, but, only. Neuter of monos as adverb; merely.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">ἵνα</span> <span class="translit">(hina)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> </span><span class="str2">In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be mindful</span><br /><span class="grk">μνημονεύωμεν</span> <span class="translit">(mnēmoneuōmen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3421.htm">Strong's 3421: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a derivative of mneme; to exercise memory, i.e. Recollect; by implication, to punish; also to rehearse.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῶν</span> <span class="translit">(tōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">poor,</span><br /><span class="grk">πτωχῶν</span> <span class="translit">(ptōchōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4434.htm">Strong's 4434: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, destitute, spiritually poor, either in a good sense (humble devout persons) or bad. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the very</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτὸ</span> <span class="translit">(auto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thing</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦτο</span> <span class="translit">(touto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">I was eager</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐσπούδασα</span> <span class="translit">(espoudasa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4704.htm">Strong's 4704: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hasten, be eager, be zealous. From spoude; to use speed, i.e. To make effort, be prompt or earnest.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to do.</span><br /><span class="grk">ποιῆσαι</span> <span class="translit">(poiēsai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. 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