^12 (A)I could wish that those ^(B)who trouble you would even ^[a]cut themselves off!

¹⁰ I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.

¹³ But those who are outside God judges. Therefore ^(A)“put away from yourselves the evil person.”

^10 (A)Reject a divisive man after the first and second ^[a]admonition,

²⁵ And Joshua said, ^(A)“Why have you troubled us? The Lord will trouble you this day.” ^(B)So all Israel stoned him with stones; and they burned them with fire after they had stoned them with stones.

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),

⁸ But even if ^(A)we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be ^[a]accursed. ⁹ As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you ^(B)than what you have received, let him be accursed.

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.” ² Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that ^(C)Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.

⁹ Then Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together ^(A)to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”