Galatians 6:12

Catholic Public Domain Version

For as many of you as they desire to please in the flesh, they compel to be circumcised, but only so that they might not suffer the persecution of the cross of Christ.

Cross References

Matthew 23:27

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed sepulchers, which outwardly appear brilliant to men, yet truly, inside, they are filled with the bones of the dead and with all filth.

Matthew 23:28

So also, you certainly appear to men outwardly to be just. But inwardly you are filled with hypocrisy and iniquity.

Matthew 23:5

Truly, they do all their works so that they may be seen by men. For they enlarge their phylacteries and glorify their hems.

Matthew 5:10

Blessed are those who endure persecution for the sake of justice, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 6:16

And when you fast, do not choose to become gloomy, like the hypocrites. For they alter their faces, so that their fasting may be apparent to men. Amen I say to you, that they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:2

Therefore, when you give alms, do not choose to sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the towns, so that they may be honored by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

Matthew 6:5

And when you pray, you should not be like the hypocrites, who love standing in the synagogues and at the corners of the streets to pray, so that they may be seen by men. Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.

Luke 16:15

And he said to them: "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the sight of men. But God knows your hearts. For what is lifted up by men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Luke 20:47

who devour the houses of widows, feigning long prayers. These will receive the greater damnation."

John 7:18

Whoever speaks from himself seeks his own glory. But whoever seeks the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and injustice is not in him.

Acts 15:1

And certain ones, descending from Judea, were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

Acts 15:5

But some from the sect of the Pharisees, those who were believers, rose up saying, "It is necessary for them to be circumcised and to be instructed to keep the Law of Moses."

2 Corinthians 10:12

For we would not dare to interpose or compare ourselves with certain ones who commend themselves. But we measure ourselves by ourselves, and we compare ourselves with ourselves.

2 Corinthians 11:13

For false apostles, such as these deceitful workers, are presenting themselves as if they were Apostles of Christ.

Galatians 2:14

But when I had seen that they were not walking correctly, by the truth of the Gospel, I said to Cephas in front of everyone: "If you, while you are a Jew, are living like the Gentiles and not the Jews, how is it that you compel the Gentiles to keep the customs of the Jews?"

Galatians 2:3

But even Titus, who was with me, though he was a Gentile, was not compelled to be circumcised,

Galatians 5:11

And as for me, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still suffering persecution? For then the scandal of the Cross would be made empty.

Galatians 6:13

And yet, neither do they themselves, who are circumcised, keep the law. Instead, they want you to be circumcised, so that they may glory in your flesh.

Philippians 1:15

Certainly, some do so even because of envy and contention; and others, too, do so because of a good will to preach Christ.

Philippians 2:4

Let each of you not consider anything to be your own, but rather to belong to others.

Philippians 3:18

For many persons, about whom I have often told you (and now tell you, weeping,) are walking as enemies of the cross of Christ.

Colossians 2:23

Such ideas have at least an intention to attain to wisdom, but through superstition and debasement, not sparing the body, and they are without any honor in satiating the flesh.