³¹ When they had read it, they rejoiced over its encouragement.

⁴ And this occurred because of ^(A)false brethren secretly brought in (who came in by stealth to spy out our ^(B)liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, ^(C)that they might bring us into bondage), ⁵ to whom we did not yield submission even for an hour, that ^(D)the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

³ For we are ^(A)the circumcision, ^(B)who worship ^[a]God in the Spirit, rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh,

Christian Liberty

5 ^(A)Stand^[a] fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a ^(B)yoke of bondage.

^5 (A)So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.

¹⁰ Now therefore, why do you test God ^(A)by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

Conflict over Circumcision

15 And ^(A)certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, ^(B)“Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”