Now some men coming down from Judea were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
Galatians 5:2 - Tree of Life Version Listen—I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Messiah will be of no benefit to you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Now some men coming down from Judea were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
Since we have heard that some from among us have troubled you with words disturbing to your souls, although we gave them no such authorization,
But some belonging to the party of the Pharisees who had believed stood up, saying, “It is necessary to circumcise them and to command them to keep the Torah of Moses.”
Now I, Paul, appeal myself to you by the meekness and gentleness of Messiah—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when far away.
As for me, brothers and sisters, if I still proclaim circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case, the stumbling block of the cross has been eliminated.
For in Messiah Yeshua, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any meaning—but only trust and faithfulness expressing itself through love.
For we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, more than once—but satan thwarted us.
I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand: I will repay. (Not to mention that you owe me your very self.)
yet for love’s sake I appeal to you instead. I, Paul, am an old man and now also a prisoner belonging to Messiah Yeshua.
For we also have had Good News proclaimed to us, just as they did. But the word they heard did not help them, because they were not unified with those who listened in faith.