Thus says the Lord, With a strong hand they revolt from the course of the way of this people, saying,

Now therefore, I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and greatly exalt and glorify the King of heaven; for all His works are true, and His paths are judgment: and all that walk in pride He is able to abase.

But when I saw that they did not act rightly with respect to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live in Gentile fashion and not in Jewish fashion, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as Jews?

This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

For we hear [that] some are walking among you in a disorderly way, not working at all, but being busybodies.

and especially those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are bold, self-willed, illustrious persons, they do not tremble at blaspheming,

raging waves on the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars for whom the darkness of the netherworld has been reserved forever.

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,

envies, murders, drinking bouts, revelries, and the like; which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

For this you know, that no fornicator, or unclean person, nor covetous person, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

that no one should transgress against and to defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger concerning all, just as we told you before and solemnly testified.

always in every prayer of mine in behalf of you all, with joy,

My eyes have been bathed in streams of water, because I kept not Your law.

Who will give water to my head, and a fountain of tears to my eyes? Then would I weep for this my people day and night, [even] for the slain of the daughter of my people.

But if you will not hear it, your soul shall weep in secret because of pride, and your eyes shall pour down tears, because the Lord's flock is sorely bruised.

And as He drew near, seeing the city, He wept over it,

serving the Lord with all humility, and many tears and trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;

Also from among you yourselves will arise men speaking things having been distorted, [in order] to draw away the disciples after them.

Therefore be alert, remembering that for three years, night and day I did not cease, with tears, exhorting each one.

that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.

For out of much affliction and distress of heart I wrote to you, through many tears, not that you might be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly towards you.

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I do not burn [with indignation]?

Some indeed are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will:

The [former] proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains;

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

which is not another; except there are certain people who trouble you and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ.

I do not annul the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing."

As many as wish to make a good showing in the flesh, these compel you to get circumcised, only so that they should not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.