When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers of the law.

Now this matter arose because of the false brothers with false pretenses who slipped in unnoticed to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, to make us slaves.

The brethren

They sent this letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, to the Gentile brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings!

Except

But some from the religious party of the Pharisees who had believed stood up and said, "It is necessary to circumcise the Gentiles and to order them to observe the law of Moses."

blessed is the one against whom the Lord will never count sin."

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

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of those who mutilate the flesh!

Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty, deceitful philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

After

This is my requirement that you and your descendants after you must keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.

On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin must be circumcised.

However, because Moses gave you the practice of circumcision (not that it came from Moses, but from the forefathers), you circumcise a male child on the Sabbath.

Ye

Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused you, upsetting your minds by what they said,

Was anyone called after he had been circumcised? He should not try to undo his circumcision. Was anyone called who is uncircumcised? He should not get circumcised.

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

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight -- the only thing that matters is faith working through love.

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.