Yet by your example you obligate the Gentiles to forsake Christ, and to return to the Law.
The same reasons that obligate a person to accept circumcision also obligate a person to accept the whole Law.
Other young people's classes are provided for those who do not thus obligate themselves but are willing attendants.
They took the paper he wrote them, containing his conditions; but did not obligate themselves to comply with the conditions, as they did not think his claim just or reasonable.
They took the paper he wrote them containing his conditions, but did not obligate themselves to comply with the conditions, as they did not think his claim just or reasonable.
If the doubt remains insoluble, one may decide in favor of liberty; for it may reasonably be presumed that the legislator does not intend to obligate those whose obligation remains uncertain.