“(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)”
For God, who was at work in the ministry of Peter as an apostle to the Jews, was also at work in my ministry as an apostle to the Gentiles. — the divine agency ('energeō') operates equally in both apostles' work, confirming that the Gentile gospel is no less than the Jewish one, rooted in the same God.
Church Fathers on Galatians 2:8
“For He that wrought for Peter unto the Apostleship of the Circumcision wrought for me also unto the Gentiles.” He calls the Gentiles the Uncircumcision and the Jews the Circumcision, and declares his own rank to be equal to that of the Apostles; and, by comparing himself with their Leader not with the others, he shows that the dignity of each was the same. After he had established the proof of their unanimity, he takes courage, and proceeds confidently in his argument, not…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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