See what big letters I make as I write to you with my own hand!

I went there because of a revelation and presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I did so only in a private meeting with the influential people, to make sure that I was not running – or had not run – in vain.

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I was savagely persecuting the church of God and trying to destroy it.

I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being,

Now this matter arose because of the false brothers with false pretenses who slipped in unnoticed to spy on our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, to make us slaves.

So they glorified God because of me.

We are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners,

But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian.

So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?

I wish those agitators would go so far as to castrate themselves!

But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be condemned to hell!

As we have said before, and now I say again, if any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be condemned to hell!

Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.

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

Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all!

So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.

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.

who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father,

and when James, Cephas, and John, who had a reputation as pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.