Paul, an apostle sent not from men or by any man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead --

to Him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

I am astonished that you are beginning so soon to turn away from Him who called you by the favor of Christ, to a different good news,

But even if I or an angel from heaven preach a good news that is contrary to the one which I have already preached to you, a curse upon him!

As I have said it before, so now I say it again, if anybody is preaching to you a good news that is contrary to the one which you have already received, a curse upon him!

chose to unveil His Son in me, so that I might preach the good news about Him among the heathen, at once, before I conferred with any human creatures,

Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas, but I spent only two weeks with him;

Now when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.

The rest of the Jewish Christians, too, joined him in this pretense so that even Barnabas was influenced to join them in their pretense.

just as "Abraham put his faith in God, and it was credited to him as right standing with God"?

And if you belong to Christ, then you are real descendants of Abraham, and heirs in accordance with the promise made to him.

but now, since you have come to know God, or rather have come to be known by Him, how can you turn back to your own crude notions, so weak and worthless, and wish to become slaves to them again?

Such persuasion never came from Him who called you.

Brothers, if anybody is caught in the very act of doing wrong, you who are spiritual, in the spirit of gentleness, must set him right; each of you continuing to think of yourself, for you may be tempted too.