¹⁸ The next day Paul went with us to meet with James, and all the elders of the Jerusalem church were present.

¹⁹ The only other apostle I met at that time was James, the Lord’s brother.

⁹ In fact, James, Peter,^[a] and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co-workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews.

¹³ When they had finished, James stood and said, “Brothers, listen to me.

³⁰ This they did, entrusting their gifts to Barnabas and Saul to take to the elders of the church in Jerusalem.