I did not go up to Jerusalem to those who had become apostles before me; instead I went to Arabia and came back to Damascus.

But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and bankrupt elemental forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

I beg you, brothers: Become like me, for I also became like you. You have not wronged me;

Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?

We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.