But we did not surrender to them even for a moment, in order that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.

So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who belong to the family of faith.

However, it is good to be sought eagerly for a good purpose at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me, but right away I departed to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and get information from him, and I stayed with him fifteen days.

I wish I could be with you now and change my tone of voice, because I am perplexed about you.

But when I saw that they were not behaving consistently with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, although you are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you try to force the Gentiles to live like Jews?”