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Galatians 5:1-6

1 Stand fast and be not held again under the 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 tell you, that if you be circumcised, Christ shall 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 circumcising himself 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 You are made void of Christ, you who are justified in the law: you are 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 in spirit, by faith, wait for the hope of justice.

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

6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing nor uncircumcision: but faith that worketh by Charity.

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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