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Galatians 5:10

James Moffatt - New Testament

I feel persuaded in the Lord that you will not go wrong. But he who unsettles you will have to meet his doom, no matter who he is.

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O that those who are upsetting you would get themselves castrated!

For all those of our number who are mature, this must be the point of view; God will reveal that to any of you who look at things differently.

It simply means that certain individuals are unsettling you; they want to distort the gospel of Christ.

So the very reason I wrote was that I might not come only to be pained by those who ought to give me joy; I relied on you all, I felt sure that my joy would be a joy for everyone of you.

including Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have made over to Satan. That will teach them to stop their blasphemous ongoings!

Let no one interfere with me after this, for I bear branded on my body the owner's stamp of Jesus.

These men make much of you — yes, but for dishonest ends; they want to debar you from us, so that you may make much of them.

O senseless Galatians, who has bewitched you — you who had Jesus Christ the crucified placarded before your very eyes?

Besides, the so-called 'authorities' (it makes no difference to me what their status used to be — God pays no regard to the externals of men), these 'authorities' had no additions to make to my gospel.

There were traitors of false brothers, who had crept in to spy out the freedom we enjoy in Christ Jesus; they did aim at enslaving us again.

I am prepared to court-martial anyone who remains insubordinate, once your submission is complete.

I have consigned that individual to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, in order that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord Jesus.

Having learned that some of our number, quite unauthorized by us, have unsettled you with their teaching and upset your souls,

I send you this letter relying on your obedience; I know you will do even more than I tell you.

Now, we rely on you in the Lord, confident that you do and will do what we enjoin.

would that I could be with you at this moment, and alter my tone, for I am at my wits' end about you!

Why, you make me afraid I may have spent my labour on you for nothing!

I am writing thus to you in absence, so that when I do come I may not have to deal sharply with you; I have the Lord's authority for that, but he gave it to me for building you up, not for demolishing you.

I beg of you that when I do come I may not have to speak out and be peremptory; but my mind is made up to tackle certain people who have made up their minds that I move on the low level of the flesh.

Along with them I am also sending our brother: I have had ample proof of his keen interest on many occasions, and it is specially keen on this occasion, as he has absolute confidence in you.

I am glad to have full confidence in you.

Once convinced of this, then, I estimate no one by what is external; even though I once estimated Christ by what is external, I no longer estimate him thus.

This censure from the majority is severe enough for the individual in question,

Relying on this I meant to visit you first, to let you have a double delight;

You were doing splendidly. Who was it that prevented you from obeying the Truth?




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