Galatians 2:8
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(For he who wrought in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision wrought in me also among the Gentiles.)

he.

Acts 1:8 But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth.

Acts 2:14-41 But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spoke to them: Ye men of Judea, and all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you and with your ears receive my words. . . .

Acts 3:12-26 But Peter seeing, made answer to the people: Ye men of Israel, why wonder you at this? Or why look you upon us, as if by our strength or power we had made this man to walk? . . .

Acts 4:4 But many of them who had heard the word believed: and the number of the men was made five thousand.

Acts 5:12-16 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch. . . .

Acts 8:17 Then they laid their hands upon them: and they received the Holy Ghost.

the same.

Galatians 3:5 He therefore who giveth to you the Spirit and worketh miracles among you: doth he do it by the works of the law or by the hearing of the faith?

Acts 9:15 And the Lord said to him: Go thy way: for this man is to me a vessel of election, to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.

Acts 13:2-11 And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Ghost said to them: Separate me Saul and Barnabas, for the work whereunto I have taken them. . . .

Acts 14:3-11 A long time therefore they abode there, dealing confidently in the Lord, who gave testimony to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands. . . .

Acts 15:12 And all the multitude held their peace: and they heard Barnabas and Paul telling what great signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

Acts 19:11,12,26 And God wrought by the hand of Paul more than common miracles. . . .

Acts 21:19 Whom when he had saluted, he related particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

Acts 22:21 And he said to me: Go, for unto the Gentiles afar off will I send thee.

Acts 26:17,18 Delivering thee from the people and from the nations unto which now I send thee: . . .

1 Corinthians 1:5-7 That in all things you are made rich in him, in all utterance and in all knowledge; . . .

1 Corinthians 9:2 And if unto others I be not an apostle, but yet to you I am. For you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God, I am what I am. And his grace in me hath not been void: but I have laboured more abundantly than all they. Yet not I, but the grace of God with me:

2 Corinthians 11:4,5 For if he that cometh preacheth another Christ, whom we have not preached; or if you receive another Spirit, whom you have not received; or another gospel, which you have not received: you might well bear with him. . . .

Colossians 1:29 Wherein also I labour, striving according to his working which he worketh in me in power.

Context
The Council at Jerusalem
7But contrariwise, when they had seen that to me was committed the gospel of the uncircumcision, as to Peter was that of the circumcision. 8(For he who wrought in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision wrought in me also among the Gentiles.) 9And when they had known the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship: that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision:…
Cross References
Acts 1:25
To take the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas hath by transgression fallen, that he might go to his own place.

1 Thessalonians 2:13
Therefore, we also give thanks to God without ceasing: because, that when you had received of us the word of the hearing of God, you received it not as the word of men, but (as it is indeed) the word of God, who worketh in you that have believed.

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

[God], who
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

was at work
ἐνεργήσας (energēsas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1754: From energes; to be active, efficient.

in Peter’s
Πέτρῳ (Petrō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.

apostleship
ἀποστολὴν (apostolēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 651: Commission, duty of apostle, apostleship. From apostello; commission, i.e. apostolate.

to the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Jews,
περιτομῆς (peritomēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4061: Circumcision. From peritemno; circumcision.

was also at work
ἐνήργησεν (enērgēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1754: From energes; to be active, efficient.

in my [apostleship]
ἐμοὶ (emoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Gentiles.
ἔθνη (ethnē)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.


Additional Translations
For God, who was at work in Peter’s apostleship to the Jews, was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles.

for the One having worked in Peter for apostleship of the circumcision, did also in me toward the Gentiles--

(For he that worked effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:)

(for he that wrought for Peter unto the apostleship of the circumcision wrought for me also unto the Gentiles);

(for he that wrought in Peter for [the] apostleship of the circumcision wrought also in me towards the Gentiles,)

(for he that wrought for Peter unto the apostleship of the circumcision wrought for me also unto the Gentiles);

(For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me towards the Gentiles:)

for He who had been at work within Peter with a view to his Apostleship to the Jews had also been at work within me with a view to my Apostleship to the Gentiles--

(for he who appointed Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision appointed me also to the Gentiles);

for He who did work with Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, did work also in me in regard to the nations,
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