8. And that person was certainly not sent by the one who chose you.
9. A little yeast can change a whole batch of dough,
10. but you belong to the Lord. That makes me certain that you will do what I say, instead of what someone else tells you to do. Whoever is causing trouble for you will be punished.
11. My friends, if I still preach that people need to be circumcised, why am I in so much trouble? The message about the cross would no longer be a problem, if I told people to be circumcised.
12. I wish that everyone who is upsetting you would not only get circumcised, but would cut off much more!