Matthew Poole and continuators on Galatians 2:6

6 But of these who seemed to be somewhat , whatsoever they were it maketh no matter to me; God accepteth no mans person , for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing unto me q.

The word Translated seem, is the same with that verse 2. which we there Translate of Reputation. The Apostle meaneth the [illegible: 1 letter]ame persons that were of the greatest reputation, and so the following words to be something, do import, Act. 5.36. and 8.9. We must not understand the Apostle by this expression, to detract from the just Reputation that the Apostles, and these Eminent Christians at Hierusalem had, he only taketh notice here of them, as magnified by the false Teachers of this Church, to the lessening of himself; and as those that seem to be something, must be interpreted as relating to these mens estimation of them; [that seem to you to be something] though I seem nothing to you.

Whatsoever they were formerly, suppose (as probably some of these Galatians had said) that they saw Christ in the flesh, were immediately called by him, when I was a Pharisee, &c. God accepteth no mans person, hath no regard to what a man hath been, but to what he is: When I am to confer and discourse with them, about the Doctrine which I and they had taught, I learned no new Doctrine from them, different from what I had before taught, neither did they reprove or correct me, for any thing which I had taught amiss, we were all of the same mind.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1 word]. 2.11.