You heard, no doubt, of my conduct when I was devoted to Judaism--how I persecuted the Church of God to an extent beyond belief, and made havoc of it,

But when God, who had set me apart even before my birth, and who called me by his love,

But, when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face; for he stood self-condemned.

Before certain persons came from James, he had been in the habit of eating with the Gentile converts; but, when they came, he began to withdraw and hold aloof, for fear of offending those who still held to circumcision.

But, when I saw that they were not dealing straightforwardly with the Truth of the Good News, I said to Peter, before them all, "If you, who were born a Jew, adopt Gentile customs, instead of Jewish, why are you trying to compel the Gentile converts to adopt Jewish customs?"

To take an illustration, Brothers, from daily life--No one sets aside even an agreement between two men, when once it has been confirmed, nor does he add conditions to it.

And so is it with us; when we were under age, as it were, we were slaves to the puerile teaching of this world;

But, when the full time came, God sent his Son--born a woman's child, born subject to Law--

It is always honorable to have your favor sought in an honorable cause, and not only when I am with you, my dear children--

If a man imagines himself to be somebody, when he is really nobody, he deceives himself.