<p>2:7 <i>But on the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, even as Peter with the Gospel to the circumcision</i><i>- </i>&ldquo;The gospel of the circumcision&rdquo; being given to Peter and that of the Gentiles to Paul evidently means &lsquo;the duty of preaching the gospel&rsquo;. The Gospel is in itself the duty of preaching it.</p><p>I have noted throughout the commentary on Acts that Paul in fact went to the Jews in practice, and suffered because of it. So what he is saying here may be theory rather than practice.</p>