But whenI sawthat they were not straightforwardaboutthe truthof the gospel,I saidto Cephasin the presenceof all,"Ifyou, beinga Jew,livelike the Gentilesand not like the Jews,how[is it that] you compelthe Gentilesto live like Jews?
Let the righteoussmiteme in kindnessand reproveme; It is oilupon the head;Do not let my headrefuseit, For stillmy prayeris against their wickeddeeds.
He who walkswith integrity,and worksrighteousness,And speakstruthin his heart.
Do you indeedspeakrighteousness,O gods?Do you judgeuprightly,O sonsof men?
For the LORDGodis a sunand shield;The LORDgivesgraceand glory;Nogoodthingdoes He withholdfrom those who walkuprightly.
He who walksin integritywalkssecurely,But he who pervertshis wayswill be foundout.
He storesup soundwisdomfor the upright;[He is] a shieldto those who walkin integrity,
You shall not hateyour fellowcountrymanin your heart;you may surelyreproveyour neighbor,but shall not incursinbecauseof him.
And he saidto them, "You yourselvesknowhowunlawfulit is for a manwho is a Jewto associatewith a foreignerorto visithim; and [yet] Godhas shownme that I should not callanymanunholyorunclean.
Some mencame downfrom Judeaand [began] teachingthe brethren,"Unlessyou are circumcisedaccording to the customof Moses,you cannotbe saved."
"Sincewe have heardthat someof our numberto whomwe gavenoinstructionhave disturbedyou with [their] words,unsettlingyour souls,
But someof the sectof the Phariseeswho had believedstoodup, saying,"It is necessaryto circumcisethem and to directthem to observethe Lawof Moses."
I knowand am convincedin the LordJesusthat nothingis uncleanin itself;but to him who thinksanythingto be unclean,to him it is unclean.
ThenthreeyearslaterI wentup to Jerusalemto become acquaintedwith Cephas,and stayedwith him fifteendays.
I am amazedthat you are soquicklydesertingHim who calledyou by the graceof Christ,for a differentgospel;
But not evenTitus,whowas with me, though he was a Greek,was compelledto be circumcised.
But we did not yieldin subjectionto them for evenan hour,sothat the truthof the gospelwould remainwith you.
But on the contrary,seeingthat I had been entrustedwith the gospelto the uncircumcised,justas Peter[had been] to the circumcised
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.
Those whodesireto make a good showingin the fleshtry to compelyou to be circumcised,simplysothat they will not be persecutedfor the crossof Christ.
becauseof the hopelaidup for you in heaven,of whichyou previously heardin the wordof truth,the gospel
Thosewho continue in sin,rebukein the presenceof all,sothat the restalsowill be fearful[of sinning].
and makestraightpathsfor your feet,sothat [the limb] which is lamemay not be put out of joint,but ratherbe healed.
since they [relate] onlyto foodand drinkand variouswashings,regulationsfor the bodyimposeduntila timeof reformation.
