12 For before certain men came from James, ^fhe was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing ^gthe circumcision party.¹

13 Christ ^predeemed us from the curse of the law by ^qbecoming a curse for us—for it is written, ^r“Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a ^stree”—

14 ^tso that in Christ Jesus the ^ublessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive ^vthe promised Spirit¹ through faith.

15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.