Galatians 2:7

contrariwise See 2Co 2:6-7; 1 Peter 3:9. In both these passages the word expresses the strongest possible contrast. It is used absolutely, -The very reverse was the case when they saw, &c."

when they saw -They" is used with reference to -those of reputation", before mentioned, and is restricted (Galatians 2:9) to three Apostles specified by name.

the gospel of the uncircumcision … to Peter Clearly not two different Gospels, as Jowett understands the passage. This would be to contradict what had been said ch. Galatians 1:6-9. It can only mean -the work of evangelising Gentiles and Jews". So we read of "the beginning of the Gospel" Philippians 4:15, i.e. the early days of missionary effort. In the Greek the word -Gospel" is not repeated, but has been supplied (in Italics) in both A.V. and R.V. A more exact rendering would be, "I have been entrusted with the Gospel for the Gentiles, even as Peter was for the Jews". The disease is one and the same, however the symptoms may vary in different individuals or classes, Romans 3:9; Isaiah 53:6, and the remedy is one, Romans 1:16; Romans 3:28-30.

was committed Lit. -has been entrusted", comp. 1Th 2:4; 1 Corinthians 4:1.