And when they heard it they began glorifying God; and they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the Law;

But it was because of the false brethren secretly brought in, who had sneaked in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage.

The brethren

and they sent this letter by them, “The apostles and the brethren who are elders, to the brethren in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia who are from the Gentiles, greetings.

Except

But some of the sect of the Pharisees who had believed stood up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to direct them to observe the Law of Moses.”

“Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not

take into account.”

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision;

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.

After

This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: every male among you shall be circumcised.

On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

For this reason Moses has given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man.

Ye

“Since we have heard that some of our number to whom we gave no instruction have disturbed you with their words, unsettling your souls,

Was any man called when he was already circumcised? He is not to become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? He is not to be circumcised.

Then after an interval of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along also.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.

For those who are circumcised do not even keep the Law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh.