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Galatians 5:1-6

1 For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

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.

2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

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.

3 Yea, I testify again to every man that receiveth circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

4 Ye are severed from Christ, ye would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.

4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

5 For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.

5 For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.

6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.

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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