Galatians 1:19

"I saw none of the other apostles—only James, the Lord's brother." (NIV)

This verse is interesting to me, especially when paired with Galatians 2:11-21. In Chapter 2, Paul tells of his dispute with Peter on the issue of circumcision, and he briefly states that "certain men... from James" had initiated the conflict. But here in Chapter 1, Paul makes no mention of any conflict between James and himself. This makes it sound like the conflict came directly from James' men, not James himself. If the issue had come from James' message, Paul would have mentioned it. But when he says that the only apostles he spoke with were Peter and James, it sounds like James' message matched up pretty well with Peter's and his (Paul's) own. This also clears up the debate about the contradiction between James' letter and those of Paul's: the idea of salvation by faith is not contradicted by James' message of works supporting faith. If their views had clashed, Paul would have said so.