Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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1 Christ has liberated us into freedom. Therefore stand firm and don't submit again to a yoke of slavery.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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You who are trying to be justified by the 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.
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For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.
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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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