You have been severedfrom Christ,you whoare seeking to be justifiedby law;you have fallenfrom grace.
But ifit is by grace,it is nolongeron the basisof works,otherwisegraceis no longergrace.
becauseby the worksof the Lawnofleshwill be justifiedin His sight;for throughthe Law[comes] the knowledgeof sin.
"I do not nullifythe graceof God,for ifrighteousness[comes] throughthe Law,thenChristdiedneedlessly."
BeholdI, Paul,sayto you that ifyou receive circumcision,Christwill be of nobenefitto you.
Seeto it that noonecomes shortof the graceof God;that norootof bitternessspringingup causes trouble,and by it manybe defiled;
Therefore,let us fearif,while a promiseremainsof enteringHis rest,any oneof you may seemto have come shortof it.
Thereforerememberfrom whereyou have fallen,and repentand dothe deedsyou did at first;orelseI am comingto you and will removeyour lampstandout of its place--unlessyou repent.