Galatians 5:3

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

Galatians 5:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
ESV
3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law.
NLT
3 I’ll say it again. If you are trying to find favor with God by being circumcised, you must obey every regulation in the whole law of Moses.
MSG
3 I repeat my warning: The person who accepts the ways of circumcision trades all the advantages of the free life in Christ for the obligations of the slave life of the law.
CSB
3 Again I testify to every man who gets circumcised that he is obligated to keep the entire law.

Galatians 5:3 In-Context

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 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 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 have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
5 For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Romans 2:25; Galatians 3:10; James 2:10
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