And when they heard it, they glorified God. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed; they are all zealous for the law,

But it was because of the false brethren secretly brought in, who had slipped in to spy out our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage.

The brethren

and they sent the following letter with them: "The apostles and the brethren who are elders, to the brethren in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia who are from the Gentiles, greetings.

Except

But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up, and said, "It is necessary to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the Law of Moses."

blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not reckon his sin."

It was for freedom that Christ has set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

Watch out for the dogs, watch out for the evil workers, watch out for those mutilators of the body.

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to human tradition, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.

After

Moses therefore gave you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

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Since we have heard that some persons from us have disturbed you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,

Was any man called when he was already circumcised? He is not to become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? He is not to be circumcised.

Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any avail, but faith working through love.

For those who are circumcised do not even keep the Law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh.