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Galatians 5:1-6

1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

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 Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you.

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 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated 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 are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away 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 through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.

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 counts for anything, but only 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.

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