For not even those who are circumcised keep the Law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.

Therefore, when you do a deed of mercy, do not sound a trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have praise from men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.

And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

Moreover, when you fast, do not be like the hypocrites, with a sad countenance. For they disfigure their faces that they may appear to men to be fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments.

Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

And He said to them, You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.

He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and unrighteousness is not in Him.

For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves. But they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from good will:

Let each of you not look out for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self-devised worship, false humility, and severity in abuse of the body, but are of no value against gratification of the flesh.

Yet not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel Gentiles to Judaize?

And certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.

But some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed rose up, saying, It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the Law of Moses.

And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased.

For many conduct themselves, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ: