O.K. I'll go over this once again.
Here is where the Apostle Paul gets his commission: [Acts 9:15] But the Lord said unto him , Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel. These words were spoken to Ananias.
There are three separate entities spoken of here by the Lord. Paul is to evangelize the Gentiles. Up to this point this has not yet been done. Peter's visit to Cornelius has not yet transpired and this is a radical new concept! When Peter finally does visit Cornelius to show that the way is open to the Gentiles (Chapter 10) the other Apostles and disciples are simply astonished (verse 45). Paul at this time is in Arabia for three years [Galatians 1:17-18] before returning to Jerusalem and his divinely appointed Apostleship.
The next entity was the Kings and indeed Paul finds himself before kings.....both in Jerusalem and in Rome defending the faith [Acts 23:26-35][Acts 24:1-2][Acts 25:23-27][Acts 26:32].
The third entity to whom Paul's commission was directed was The Children of Israel. This includes all Twelve Tribes (Ephraimites, Danites, Ruebenites, Jews, Levites, Benjamites, Issacharites....etc.) who by now....since the dispersion 600/700 years prior....are scattered all over the world [Amos 9:9] For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. As Paul goes on his missionary journeys he evangelizes Israelites as well as Gentiles and he does this with the help of Luke, Barnabas, Timothy, Mark.....etc.
Now....Peter's commission....and the other original eleven Apostles: [Matthew 10:5-6] These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. This scripture is the reason the rest of the Apostles and disciples were so astonished and indignant when Peter got back to Jerusalem after visiting Cornelius [Acts 10:45][Acts 11:1-3]. This is also the main reason you never see scripture speaking of Peter in Rome. He wasn't ever there!
Now.....if you really cannot see the distinction in these two separate, different commissions from The Lord to these two different Apostles....Peter and Paul...then I'll just assume that I didn't do a very good job explaining it. Hopefully......some lurkers will understand and see the differences....so my time is not spent in vain.
Great post diego. The above really shows the Lord's wisdom. Suppose Paul had come back and starting talking about how gentiles were now being offered salvation? Considering his history he wouldn't have made much of an impact. But God first had gentiles contact Peter and revealed to him that gentiles were now being offered the chance to know God. He (God) went right to the Jerusalem church and planted the seeds there first.
So, why, then, if PAUL was supposed to "evangelize the Gentiles", did Peter go to Cornelius at all. Remember, your contention is that Peter was supposed to ONLY evangelize the Jews/Hebrews/diaspora. That Paul wasn't there at the time is irrelevant to the question. If the "commission to the Circumscribed" was exclusive, then Peter would not have been chosen---Cornelius could quite well have waited 'til Paul got back Jerusalem. But Peter DID "...go to the Gentiles..." in this case, so your argument totally blows up.
"This is also the main reason you never see scripture speaking of Peter in Rome. He wasn't ever there!"
Lots of evidence says he was. True, it's not SCRIPTURE, but there are other sources of truth than Scripture. But I've seen you ride THAT particular hobbyhorse in other threads, so don't bother to start on it now.