Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.(A)

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For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

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And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised (A)that he is [a]a debtor to keep the whole law.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 5:3 obligated

For in Christ Jesus(A) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.(B) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.(C)

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For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

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For (A)in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but (B)faith working through love.

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11 Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted?(A) In that case the offense(B) of the cross has been abolished.

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11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

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11 And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, (A)why do I still suffer persecution? Then (B)the offense of the cross has ceased.

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12 As for those agitators,(A) I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!

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12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

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12 (A)I could wish that those (B)who trouble you would even [a]cut themselves off!

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 5:12 mutilate themselves

The Council at Jerusalem

15 Certain people(A) came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers:(B) “Unless you are circumcised,(C) according to the custom taught by Moses,(D) you cannot be saved.”

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15 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

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Conflict over Circumcision

15 And (A)certain men came down from Judea and taught the brethren, (B)“Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

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