And [when] they heard [this], they began to glorify God. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many ten thousands there are among the Jews who have believed, and they are all zealous adherents of the law.

Now [this was] because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, in order that they might enslave us,

The brethren

writing [this letter] {to be delivered by them}: The apostles and the elders, brothers. To the brothers [who are] from among the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia. Greetings!

Except

But some of those who had believed from the party of the Pharisees stood up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to command [them] to observe the law of Moses!"

Blessed [is] the person against whom the Lord will never count sin."

For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the mutilation.

Beware lest {anyone take you captive} through philosophy and empty deceit, according to {human tradition}, according to the elemental spirits of the world and not according to Christ,

After

This [is] my covenant which you shall keep, between me and you, and [also] with your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised.

And on the eighth day his foreskin's flesh shall be circumcised.

Because of this Moses has given you circumcision (not that it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and you circumcise a man on the Sabbath.

Ye

Because we have heard that some have gone out from among us--to whom we gave no orders--[and] have thrown you into confusion by words upsetting your {minds},

Was anyone called [after] being circumcised? He must not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called in uncircumcision? He must not become circumcised.

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

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

For not even those who are circumcised observe the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised in order that they may boast in your flesh.