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Galatians 5:2
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Galatians 5:2
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Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
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Galatians 5:2 in Other Translations
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Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
ESV
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Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you.
NLT
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Listen! I, Paul, tell you this: If you are counting on circumcision to make you right with God, then Christ will be of no benefit to you.
MSG
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I am emphatic about this. The moment any one of you submits to circumcision or any other rule-keeping system, at that same moment Christ's hard-won gift of freedom is squandered.
CSB
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Take note! I, Paul, tell you that if you get circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all.
Galatians 5:2 In-Context
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It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
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Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
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Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
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You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
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For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.
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ver 3,6,11,12;
Acts 15:1
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