⁷ But these leaders saw that I had been ·given the work of telling the Good News [^Lentrusted with the Gospel] to the ·Gentiles [non-Jewish people; ^Luncircumcised], just as Peter ·had the work of telling the Jews [^Lto the circumcised]. ⁸ [^LFor] ·God [^LThe one] who gave Peter the power to work as an apostle for the ·Jewish people [^Lcircumcised] also gave me the power to work as an apostle for the Gentiles. ⁹ James, Peter, and John, who seemed to be ·the leaders [^Lpillars], ·understood [recognized; acknowledged] that God had given me this special grace, so they ·accepted [shook hands in partnership with; ^Lgave the right hand of fellowship/partnership to] Barnabas and me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles and they would go to the ·Jewish people [^Lcircumcised].