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Galatians 5:1-6

1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with 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 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, 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 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep 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 You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen 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 eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

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

6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, 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.