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11 See what big letters I make as I write to you now with my own hand!
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See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand!
12 The people who are trying to force you to be circumcised are the ones who want to show off and boast about external matters. They do it, however, only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
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Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.
13 Even those who practice circumcision do not obey the Law; they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast that you submitted to this physical ceremony.
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Not even those who are circumcised keep the law, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the flesh.
14 As for me, however, I will boast only about the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; for by means of his cross the world is dead to me, and I am dead to the world.
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May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
15 It does not matter at all whether or not one is circumcised; what does matter is being a new creature.
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Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new creation.
16 As for those who follow this rule in their lives, may peace and mercy be with them - with them and with all of God's people!
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Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule—to the Israel of God.
17 To conclude: let no one give me any more trouble, because the scars I have on my body show that I am the slave of Jesus.
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From now on, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all, my friends. Amen.
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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