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Stand fasttherefore in the libertywherewithChrist hath madeusfree , andbenotentangledagain with the yoke of bondage.2Behold,IPaulsay unto you,thatif ye be circumcised , Christ shall profityounothing.3For I testifyagain to everyman that is circumcised , that he is a debtor to do the wholelaw.4Christ is become of no effect unto you , whosoever of you are justifiedby the law; ye are fallen fromgrace.5Forwe through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousnessbyfaith.6ForinJesusChristneithercircumcisionavaileth any thing,noruncircumcision;butfaith which workethbylove.7
Ye did runwell;who did hinderyoua that ye shouldnotobey the truth?8
This persuasion cometh notof him that callethyou.9
A littleleavenleaveneth the wholelump.10I have confidenceinyouthrough the Lord,that ye will benoneotherwiseminded : but he that troublethyou shall bear his judgment,whosoever he be .
11AndI,brethren,ifIyetpreachcircumcision,why do Iyet suffer persecution ? thenis the offence of the crossceased .
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I would they wereeven cut off which troubleyou.
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