Wow, you are really reaching here and why you believe what you profess is becoming clearer to me.
Peter, John and James perceived that Paul had received GRACE, but it was not a different grace than what they had received, and Paul makes no such claim. They perceived that Paul was indeed teaching the same gospel as them and so they gave Paul their imprimatur, the seal of their approval.
I don’t know what translation you use, but the word used in all the translations I searched say that the Apostles in this verse were.....regarded as the leaders, were the esteemed leaders.
The translation you use seeks to aggrandize Paul over the others, yet Paul himself says that the Lord has no favorites.
The Lord tells Ananais before the conversion of Saul this...
“Go! This man is my chosen instrument to bring my name to the pagan nations and their kings, and the people of Israel as well. 16 I myself will show him how much he will have to suffer for my name.”
Note, that Saul is to bring His name to the pagan nations, their kings and the PEOPLE OF ISRAEL.
This commission to the pagans and the Gentiles was not just given to Saul, Jesus tells the twelve they are to go into ALL THE WORLD, preaching the good news and baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
And that the good news would be brought to the Gentiles was nothing new....The OT speaks of the Messiah’s name being great among the Gentiles, in Luke, Jesus says...
30For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
31Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
Paul himself writes in Ephesians...
3 Make every effort to keep among you the unity of Spirit through bonds of peace. 4 Let there be one body and one spirit, for God, in calling you, gave the same Spirit to all. 5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism. 6 One God, the Father of all, who is above all and works through all and is in all.
Paul was NOT esteemed over. His commission was different than that of the twelve. Otherwise, why not make him the 12th Apostle in Acts 1? He says the gospel preached by him was not after man, neither was it taught by a man, but was given to him by revelation of Jesus Christ. Gal. 1:11. Meaning he did NOT receive it from Peter and the 11. Why did Jesus not just send him to Jerusalem to learn what the gospel was, so he could take it to the Gentiles? Because IT WASN’T THE SAME GOSPEL. IT WAS THE GOSPEL OF THE GRACE OF GOD..