7 You are no longer slaves. You are God's children, and you will be given what he has promised.
8 Before you knew God, you were slaves of gods that are not real.
9 But now you know God, or better still, God knows you. How can you turn back and become the slaves of those weak and pitiful powers?
10 You even celebrate certain days, months, seasons, and years.
11 I am afraid I have wasted my time working with you.
12 My friends, I beg you to be like me, just as I once tried to be like you. Did you ill-treat me
13 when I first preached to you? No you didn't, even though you knew I had come there because I was sick.