I plead with you, brothers and sisters, become like me, for I became like you. People who are not troubled by an initial question might find freedom in embracing the law-free gospel as Paul now does after having rejected it. — Paul's appeal shifts to emotional intimacy: 'become as I am' (homoios emoi) echoes his transformed identity in Christ, having abandoned law-righteousness; he 'became as you' (homoios hymin) by entering Gentile space without requiring Torah, modeling the inclusive gospel.

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