Galatians 2:7 (GNV)

Passage

But contrariwise, when they saw that ye Gospel ouer ye vncircumcision was comitted vnto me, as the Gospel ouer ye circumcision was vnto Peter:

Nearby Context

Galatians 2:5 To whom we gaue not place by subiection for an houre, that the trueth of the Gospel might continue with you.

Galatians 2:6 But by them which seemed to be great, I was not taught (whatsoeuer they were in time passed, I am nothing the better: God accepteth no mans person) for they that are the chiefe, did adde nothing to me aboue that I had.

Galatians 2:7 But contrariwise, when they saw that ye Gospel ouer ye vncircumcision was comitted vnto me, as the Gospel ouer ye circumcision was vnto Peter:

Galatians 2:8 (For he that was mightie by Peter in the Apostleship ouer the circumcision, was also mightie by me toward the Gentiles)

Galatians 2:9 And when Iames, and Cephas, and Iohn, knew of the grace that was giuen vnto me, which are counted to be pillars, they gaue to me and to Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should preach vnto the Gentiles, and they vnto the Circumcision,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "contrariwise", "gospel", "ouer", "vncircumcision", "comitted", and "vnto". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "contrariwise" and "gospel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "But by them which seemed to be..." into verse 8's "For he that was mightie by Peter...", so "contrariwise" and "gospel" belong inside that flow. In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "contrariwise" and "gospel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.