Now even though it were myself or some angel from heaven, whoever preaches a gospel that contradicts the gospel I preached to you, God's curse be on him!

There were traitors of false brothers, who had crept in to spy out the freedom we enjoy in Christ Jesus; they did aim at enslaving us again.

But we refused to yield for a single instant to their claims; we were determined that the truth of the gospel should hold good for you.

Only, we were to 'remember the poor.' I was quite eager to do that myself.

But I saw they were swerving from the true line of the gospel; so I said to Cephas in presence of them all, "If you live like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, though you are a Jew yourself, why do you oblige the Gentiles to become Jews?" ??15 We may be Jews by birth and not 'Gentile sinners,'

Now the Promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring; it is not said, 'and to your offsprings' in the plural, but in the singular and to your offspring ??which is Christ.

Before this faith came, we were confined by the Law and kept in custody, with the prospect of the faith that was to be revealed;

So with us. When we were under age, we lived under the thraldom of the Elemental spirits of the world;

to ransom those who were under the Law, that we might get our sonship.

In those days, when you were ignorant of God, you were in servitude to gods who are really no gods at all;

You were doing splendidly. Who was it that prevented you from obeying the Truth?

Brothers, you were called to be free; only, do not make your freedom an opening for the flesh, but serve one another in love.