⁶ As for those who were held in high esteem^(A)—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism^(B)—they added nothing to my message.^{(C) 7} On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task^(D) of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised,^[a](E) just as Peter^(F) had been to the circumcised.^{[b] 8} For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle^(G) to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle^(H) to the Gentiles.