<p>2:6 <i>But from those who were reputed to be somewhat (whatever they were, it makes no matter to me, God does not accept man's person) they</i><i>, I say, who were of repute added nothing to me</i>- The Greek is hard to translate. The idea, I suggest, is that when these brethren were &quot;in conference&quot; AV they had something added to them; but this meant totally nothing to Paul. This is indeed true to experience- when men, even brethren, come together, they can have an aura and power greater than the sum of their component parts. But this 'buzz' was seen through by Paul as he kept strictly to spiritual principle and would not be swayed by the power attached to men publicly together as it were on the platform.</p>