you then who teach your fellow man, do you refuse to teach yourself? You who cry out against stealing, are you yourself a thief?

Blessed is the man of whose sin the Lord will not take account."

What then were the circumstances under which this took place? Was it after he had been circumcised, or before?

Sin took advantage of this, and by means of the Commandment stirred up within me every kind of coveting; for apart from Law sin would be dead.

Yet there was always the hope that at last the Creation itself would also be set free from the thraldom of decay so as to enjoy the liberty that will attend the glory of the children of God.

But to you Gentiles I say that, since I am an Apostle specially sent to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry,

Pay back to no man evil for evil. Take thought for what is right and seemly in every one's esteem.

If your brother is pained by the food you are eating, your conduct is no longer controlled by love. Take care lest, by the food you eat, you lead to ruin a man for whom Christ died.