I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of the Messiah and, instead, are following a different gospel,

What we have told you in the past I am now telling you again: If anyone proclaims to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let that person be condemned!

Am I now trying to win the approval of people or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be the Messiah's servant.

For if I rebuild something that I tore down, I demonstrate that I am a wrongdoer.

I no longer live, but the Messiah lives in me, and the life that I am now living in this body I live by the faithfulness of the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Why, then, was the Law added? Because of transgressions, until the descendant came about whom the promise pertained. It was put into effect through angels by means of a mediator.

Now what I am saying is this: As long as an heir is a child, he is no better off than a slave, even though he owns everything.

I am afraid for you! I don't want my work for you to have been wasted!

(Now it is always good to be devoted to a good cause, even when I am not with you.)

My children, I am suffering birth pains for you again until the Messiah is formed in you.

Indeed, I wish I were with you right now so that I could change the tone of my voice, because I am completely baffled by you!

Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, the Messiah will be of no benefit to you.

I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view of this. However, the one who is troubling you will suffer God's judgment, whoever he is.

As for me, brothers, if I am still preaching the necessity of circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.

envy, murder, drunkenness, wild partying, and things like that. I am telling you now, as I have told you in the past, that people who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Look at how large these letters are because I am writing with my own hand!