Galatians 5:2 “Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcis…”

Galatians 5:2

Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

World English Bible

Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

American Standard Version

Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

Geneva Bible 1599

Beholde, I Paul say vnto you, that if yee be circumcised, Christ shall profite you nothing.

Darby Translation

Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

Young's Literal Translation

lo, I Paul do say to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing;

Bible in Basic English

See, I Paul say to you, that if you undergo circumcision, Christ will be of no use to you.

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Cross references

“I Paul”

2 Corinthians 10:1 1 Thessalonians 2:18 1 Corinthians 16:21 Philemon 1:9

2 Corinthians 10:1 · BSB

Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.

1 Thessalonians 2:18 · BSB

For we wanted to come to you—indeed I, Paul, tried again and again—but Satan obstructed us.

1 Corinthians 16:21 · BSB

This greeting is in my own hand—Paul.

Philemon 1:9 · BSB

I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.

“that”

Galatians 5:6 Acts 15:1 Galatians 2:3–5 Hebrews 4:2 Acts 15:24 Galatians 5:4

Galatians 5:6 · BSB

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.

Acts 15:1 · BSB

Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”

Galatians 2:3–5 · BSB

Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.

Hebrews 4:2 · BSB

For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.

Acts 15:24 · BSB

It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.

Galatians 5:4 · BSB

You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

Also

Galatians 5:3–4 Galatians 5:11

Galatians 5:3–4 · BSB

Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

Galatians 5:11 · BSB

Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.

3Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

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