After the presentation of the gifts, Paul "declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry." This recital of facts brought to the hearts of all, even of those who had been doubting, the conviction that the blessing of heaven had accompanied his labors. "When they heard it, they glorified the Lord." They felt 403 that the methods of labor pursued by the apostle bore the signet of Heaven. The liberal contributions lying before them added weight to the testimony of the apostle concerning the faithfulness of the new churches established among the Gentiles. The men who, while numbered among those who were in charge of the work at Jerusalem, had urged that arbitrary measures of control be adopted, saw Paul's ministry in a new light and were convinced that their own course had been wrong, that they had been held in bondage by Jewish customs and traditions, and that the work of the gospel had been greatly hindered by their failure to recognize that the wall of partition between Jew and Gentile had been broken down by the death of Christ.

Da gaverne var blevet overrakt, "fortalte Paulus træk for træk, hvad Gud gennem hans tjeneste havde virket blandt hedningerne." Denne beretning om kendsgerninger bibragte alle, selv dem, der havde tvivlet, den overbevisning, at Himmelens velsignelse havde ledsaget hans tjeneste. "Da de hørte dette, priste de Gud." De forstod, at Herren havde sat sit segl på apostlens arbejdsmetoder. De rundhåndede bidrag, som lå foran dem, støttede apostlens vidnesbyrd om trofastheden hos de nyoprettede menigheder af hedningekristne. De mænd, der, mens de hørte til dem, som havde ansvaret for tjenesten i Jerusalem, havde hævdet, at der måtte tages strenge forholdsregler, så nu Paulus virksomhed i et nyt lys og følte sig overbeviste om, at deres egen fremgangsmåde havde været forkert, at de havde levet i trældom under de jødiske skikke og overleveringer og at evangeliets tjeneste var blevet i høj grad hindret ved, at de ikke havde erkendt, at skillemuren mellem jøder og hedninger var blevet nedbrudt ved Kristi død.