For Jews insist upon miracles, and Greeks demand philosophy,

It is not rude. It does not insist on its rights. It does not become angry. It is not resentful.

But they did not insist that even my companion Titus, although he was a Greek, should be circumcised,

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

So what I mean and insist upon in the Lord's name is this: You must no longer live like the heathen, with their frivolity of mind and darkened understanding.

They would like to be teachers of law although they do not understand the words they use or the matters they insist upon.

who forbid people to marry and insist on abstinence from certain kinds of food that God created for men who believe and understand the truth to enjoy and give thanks for.

Insist upon these points, so that people may be irreproachable.

This is what you must teach and urge and insist upon with full authority. No one is to look down on you.

This is a trustworthy teaching, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who believe in God may make it their business to do good. All this is right and beneficial to mankind.