Paul makes the case for his apostleship vis a vis Peter’s by highlighting the impartiality of God (never mind Rome!). “Those men”—including Peter—”added nothing” to Paul. In fact they gave him the right hand of fellowship. The other apostles—including Peter—were those “who seemed to be pillars”. God is no respecter of persons!
You people strain out a gnat and swallow a camel...
**respecter**??
For your information, God respects each and every person, even the babies killed in the womb.
Are you trying to put all Catholics in one strainer? Won’t work.
And the Holy Spirit even listed Peter after James, and as one of 3 "who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:)," “who seemed to be pillars,” meaning they apparently were true apostles, refuting authenticity assured by ordination, and regardless of the esteem of men and the external, God accepts no man's person, "that God is not influenced in His judgment by a regard to the rank, or wealth, or external condition of anyone. Its particular meaning here is, that the authority of the apostles was not to be measured by their external rank, or by the measure of reputation." (Gill)
Paul elsewhere warns against "thinking of men "above that which is written," (1Cor. 4:6) that being Scripture, and that,
But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness? (1 Corinthians 4:19-21)
Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds. (2 Corinthians 12:12)
Under which the NT church saw its degree of unity, and which attestation is much in contrast to the false apostles of Rome and many others.
You people strain out a gnat and swallow a camel...
They strain out Scripture which teaches faith in the gospel of grace being how hearts are purified by faith, and spiritual and eternal life given, and instead swallow a wafer and wine as giving this.