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1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
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1 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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2 Now I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you.
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2 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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3 I testify again to every man who receives circumcision that he is bound to keep the whole law.
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3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
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4 You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace.
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4 You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
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5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait for the hope of righteousness.
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5 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope.
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6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any avail, but faith working through love.
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6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
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7 You were running well; who hindered you from obeying the truth?
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7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you and kept you from obeying the truth?
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8 This persuasion is not from him who calls you.
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8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.
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9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
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9 "A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough."
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10 I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view than mine; and he who is troubling you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.
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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.
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11 But if I, brethren, still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? In that case the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.
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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.
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12 I wish those who unsettle you would mutilate themselves!
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12 As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
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