³¹ And after reading it, they were glad of its comfort.

¹ Now certain men came down from Judaea, teaching the brothers and saying that without circumcision, after the rule of Moses, there is no salvation.

¹⁰ Why then are you testing God, by putting on the neck of the disciples a yoke so hard that not even our fathers or we were strong enough for it?

⁵ So the churches were made strong in the faith and were increased in number every day.

⁴ And that because of the false brothers let in secretly, who came searching out our free condition which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might make servants of us;

⁵ To whom we gave way not even for an hour; so that the true words of the good news might still be with you.

¹ Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again.

³ For we are the circumcision, who give worship to God and have glory in Jesus Christ, and have no faith in the flesh: