I went up under the guidance of a divine revelation. Now I laid before them the good news that I was in the habit of preaching among the heathen, but first I did so privately before the leaders, for fear that my course might be or might have been to no purpose.

For those who depend on what the law commands are under a curse, for the Scripture says, "Cursed be everyone who does not continue in all the commands that are written in the book of the law, to do them."

But before this faith came, we were kept locked up under the law, in preparation for the faith which was to be unveiled.

I mean this: As long as the heir is under age he is not a whit better off than a slave, although he is heir of all the property,

but he is under guardians and trustees until the time fixed by the father.

So when we were spiritually under age, we were slaves to the world's crude notions,

I again insist that if any man lets himself be circumcised, he is under obligation to obey the whole law.