but when it pleased God, who ordained me from my birth, and called me by his especial favour, to reveal his son to me,

on the contrary, when they perceived that I had the province of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, as Peter had that of preaching it to the Jews,

(for he that had wrought powerfully in Peter with respect to his apostleship among the Jews, had also wrought powerfully in me upon account of the Gentiles:) and when James,

But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, for he was to be blamed.

for till certain Jews came thither from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles; but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, for fear of those, who were for circumcision:

but when I saw, they conformed not their conduct to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all: if you being a Jew, live after the manner of the Gentiles, and not according to that of the Jews, why do you constrain the Gentiles to judaize?

Brethren, I speak according to the practice of men; contracts between men, when once ratified, cannot be disannulled or altered afterwards by any man.

even so we, whilst we were children, were in a state of servitude to the elements of the world. but when the time appointed was accomplished,

When you did not know God, you did service to those, who in reality are no Gods; but now that you know God,

but it is just you should cultivate my affection for you upon all proper occasions, and not only when I am present with you.

for if a man thinks himself to be considerable, when he is not, he deceives himself.