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Galatians 5:3
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Galatians 5:3
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Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
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Galatians 5:3 in Other Translations
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For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
ESV
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I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law.
NLT
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I’ll say it again. If you are trying to find favor with God by being circumcised, you must obey every regulation in the whole law of Moses.
MSG
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I repeat my warning: The person who accepts the ways of circumcision trades all the advantages of the free life in Christ for the obligations of the slave life of the law.
CSB
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Again I testify to every man who gets circumcised that he is obligated to keep the entire law.
Galatians 5:3 In-Context
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It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
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Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
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Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
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You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
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For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.
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Romans 2:25
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Galatians 3:10
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James 2:10
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