The restof the Jewsjoined him in hypocrisy,with the resultthat evenBarnabaswas carried awayby their hypocrisy.
And he said,"Are you reallymy sonEsau?"And he said,"I am."
"Besides,whomshould I serve?[Should I] not [serve] in the presenceof his son?As I have servedin your father'spresence,soI will be in your presence."
"Whydoes your heartcarryyou away? And whydo your eyesflash,
Deadfliesmake a perfumer'soilstink,so a littlefoolishnessis weightierthanwisdom[and] honor.
Indeed,thereis not a righteousmanon earthwho[continually] doesgoodand who neversins.
"Soyou, too,outwardlyappearrighteousto men,but inwardlyyou are fullof hypocrisyand lawlessness.
Now Joseph,a Leviteof Cyprianbirth,who was also calledBarnabasby the apostles(whichtranslatedmeansSonof Encouragement),
You knowthat whenyou were pagans,[you were] led astrayto the muteidols,howeveryou were led.
Do not be deceived:"Badcompanycorruptsgoodmorals."
Your boastingis not good.Do you not knowthat a littleleavenleavensthe wholelump[of dough]?
But take carethat thislibertyof yoursdoes not somehowbecomea stumbling blockto the weak.
Thenafteran interval of fourteenyearsI wentup againto Jerusalemwith Barnabas,takingTitusalongalso.
and recognizingthe gracethat had been givento me, Jamesand Cephasand John,who were reputedto be pillars,gaveto me and Barnabasthe right handof fellowship,sothat we [might] [go] to the Gentilesand they to the circumcised.
As a result,we are no longerto be children,tossed here and there by wavesand carried aboutby everywindof doctrine,by the trickeryof men,by craftinessin deceitfulscheming;
Do not be carried awayby variedand strangeteachings;for it is goodfor the heartto be strengthenedby grace,not by foods,throughwhichthosewho were so occupiedwere not benefited.
