But when I saw that they were not behaving consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, "If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to force the Gentiles to live like Jews?"

Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.

But now that you have come to know God (or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely, "You must love your neighbor as yourself."

Let each one examine his own work. Then he can take pride in himself and not compare himself with someone else.

For those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh.