| Holman Christian Standard (CSB) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 Christ has liberated us into freedom. Therefore stand firm and don't submit again to a yoke of slavery. | 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 Take note! I, Paul, tell you that if you get circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all. | 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 Again I testify to every man who gets circumcised that he is obligated to keep the entire law. | 3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. |
| 4 You who are trying to be justified by the law are alienated from Christ; you have fallen from grace! | 4 You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. |
| 5 For by the Spirit we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness from faith. | 5 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope. |
| 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is 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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