³ Saying, You went to men without circumcision, and took food with them.

²⁸ And he said to them, You yourselves have knowledge that it is against the law for a man who is a Jew to be in the company of one who is of another nation; but God has made it clear to me that no man may be named common or unclean:

² And the Pharisees and scribes were angry, saying, This man gives approval to sinners, and takes food with them.

¹² For before certain men came from James, he did take food with the Gentiles: but when they came, he went back and made himself separate, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

²³ So he took them in for the night. And the day after, he went with them, taking some of the brothers from Joppa with him.

⁴⁸ And he gave orders for them to have baptism in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they kept him with them for some days.

¹¹ But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him.

¹⁰ If anyone comes to you not having this teaching, do not take him into your house or give him words of love: