World Blog by humble servant.Galatians 5:3-4.5x3=15+4=19 One of the strongest pieces of evidence that Paul’s opponents were the original apostles October 06, 2018 Galatians 5:3-4] One of the strongest pieces of evidence that Paul’s opponents were the original apostles comes in Galatians 2:6-14: Those who were regarded as important, however (and it makes no difference to me how prominent they were-God plays no favorites), made me add nothing. On the contrary, recognizing that I had been entrusted with the gospel for the uncircumcised...those who were the acknowledged pillars, James, Cephas, and John, gave Barnabas and me the handclasp of fellowship, signifying that we should go to the Gentiles as they to the Jews.... When Cephas came to Antioch I directly withstood him, because he was clearly in the wrong. He had been taking his meals with the Gentiles before others came who were from James. But when they arrived he drew back to avoid trouble with those who were circumcised. The rest of the Jews joined in his dissembling, till even Barnabas was swept away by their pretense. As soon as I observed that they were not being straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I had this to say to Cephas in the presence of all: “If you who are a Jew are living according to Gentile ways rather than Jewish, by what logic do you force the Gentiles to adopt Jewish ways?”