And certain men came down from Judaea and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
Galatians 5:2 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Notice, it is I, Paul, who tells you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no profit (advantage, avail) to you [for if you distrust Him, you can gain nothing from Him]. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing. Common English Bible Look, I, Paul, am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, having Christ won’t help you. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if you have been circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, I Paul tell you, that if you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. |
And certain men came down from Judaea and taught the brethren, saying, Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
Forasmuch as we have heard that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment;
But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses.
Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:
But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? then hath the stumblingblock of the cross been done away.
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.
because we would fain have come unto you, I Paul once and again; and Satan hindered us.
I Paul write it with mine own hand, I will repay it: that I say not unto thee how that thou owest to me even thine own self besides.
yet for love's sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:
For indeed we have had good tidings preached unto us, even as also they: but the word of hearing did not profit them, because they were not united by faith with them that heard.