| New International Version (NIV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth? | 7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth? |
| 8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. | 8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. |
| 9 "A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough." | 9 "A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough." |
| 10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion will pay the penalty, whoever he may be. | 10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion will pay the penalty, whoever he may be. |
| 11 Brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished. | 11 Brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished. |
| 12 As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves! | 12 As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves! |
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