and was a proficient in Judaism beyond many of my age among my people, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

But when God who gave me being and called me by his grace,

But when I saw that they walked not correctly, according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before all, If you being a Jew live after the manner of the gentiles, and not after the manner of the Jews, why do you compel the gentiles to practise Judaism?

What then? The law was added on account of transgressions, till the offspring should come to which the promise was made, being appointed by angels by the hand of a mediator.

But formerly, not knowing God you served beings which are not really Gods;

but now knowing God, or rather being known by God, how do you turn again to the weak and imperfect rudiments, which you wish again to serve?