Charles Ellicott Commentary Galatians 2:10

"only [they would] that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do." — Galatians 2:10 (ASV)

The poor—that is, those at Jerusalem and in Judea. St. Paul had already been the means of bringing contributions from the wealthier churches of Antioch to Jerusalem (Acts 11:29–30). This seems to have been gracefully received, not only as an act of charity but also as a recognition of the claims of the mother Church. The Apostles expressed a hope that this same good feeling might continue, to which St. Paul willingly assented. That he did not forget his promise appears from Acts 24:17, Romans 15:26–27, 1 Corinthians 16:3, 2 Corinthians 8:1–2, and 2 Corinthians 9:1 and following (see Notes on Romans 15:25-27).