GALATIANS 2:9-10 and when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. 10 They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I also was eager to do.
Perceived; to know by experience and observation," is translated "to perceive" in Matthew 12:15, RV (AV, "knew"); Matthew 16:8; Matthew 21:45; Matthew 22:18; Matthew 26:10, RV, (AV, "understood"); Mark 8:17; Mark 12:12; Mark 15:10, RV (AV, "knew"); so Luke 9:11; Luke 18:34; in Luke 7:39, RV (AV, "known"); Luke 20:19 (cp. No. 7 in Luke 20:23); John 6:15; John 8:27, RV (AV, "understood"); John 16:19, RV (AV, "knew"); Acts 23:6; Galatians 2:9; in 1 John 3:16, AV, "perceive" (RV, "know," perfect tense, lit., "we have perceived," and therefore "know"). Vines (def 1), Strong's G1097.
Definition References: Matthew 12:15 But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.
Matthew 16:8 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “O you of little faith, why do you reason among yourselves because you have brought no bread?
Matthew 21:45 Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He was speaking of them.
Matthew 22:18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?
Matthew 26:10 But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me.
Mark 8:17 But Jesus, being aware of it, said to them, “Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened?
Mark 12:12 And they sought to lay hands on Him, but feared the multitude, for they knew He had spoken the parable against them. So they left Him and went away.
Mark 15:10 For he knew that the chief priests had handed Him over because of envy.
Luke 9:11 But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.
Luke 18:34 But they understood none of these things; this saying was hidden from them, and they did not know the things which were spoken.
Luke 7:39 Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”
Luke 20:19 And the chief priests and the scribes that very hour sought to lay hands on Him, but they feared the people—for they knew He had spoken this parable against them.
Luke 20:23 But He perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test Me?
John 6:15 Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take Him by force to make Him king, He departed again to the mountain by Himself alone.
John 8:27 They did not understand that He spoke to them of the Father.
John 16:19 Now Jesus knew that they desired to ask Him, and He said to them, “Are you inquiring among yourselves about what I said, ‘A little while, and you will not see Me; and again a little while, and you will see Me’?
Acts 23:6 But when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
1 John 3:16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
The Right Hand Of Fellowship; NSB* was a common sign of acceptance and friendship. It indicated full recognition of Paul by representatives of the Jerusalem church.
Strong's defines fellowship here as partnership, i.e. (literally) participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction. The Greek word used here is κοινωνία koinōnia. Strong's G2842.
Romans 1:5 Through Him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience to the faith among all nations for His name,
Acts 13:3 Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.
Moving to Verse 10.
Remember The Poor; almost certainly among the church in Judea (see Acts 11:29,30), reflects an ongoing concern of Paul's (see Romans 15:26).
Notes references: Acts 11:29-30. Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea. 30 This they also did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Romans 15:26 For it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem.
Takeaways: Paul is solidifying his fellowship with the church leaders in Jerusalem and giving the names. He also mentions his concern for the poor. This is something that should convict us personally if we lack compassion or find ourselves in a position where we aren't concerned for their souls first.
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