When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”
We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me
Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been
But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoi
It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk w
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your mind
It is my judgment, therefore, that we should not cause trouble for the Gentiles who are turning to God.
When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned.
I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something
They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnaba
On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to
They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiv
Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse i
He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you ju
Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
and said, “You visited uncircumcised men and ate with them.”
He who walks in integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.
Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.