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Galatians 5:1-6 CEV
(1) Christ has set us free! This means we are really free. Now hold on to your freedom and don't ever become slaves of the Law again.
(2) I, Paul, promise you that Christ won't do you any good if you get circumcised.
(3) If you do, you must obey the whole Law.
(4) And if you try to please God by obeying the Law, you have cut yourself off from Christ and his wonderful kindness.
(5) But the Spirit makes us sure that God will accept us because of our faith in Christ.
(6) If you are a follower of Christ Jesus, it makes no difference whether you are circumcised or not [earliest sign of being a law keeper]. All that matters is your faith that makes you love others.
Galatians 5:1-6 ALT
(1) Therefore, in the freedom in which Christ set you* free, be standing firm, and stop letting yourselves be subjected again to a yoke of slavery.
(2) Listen! _I_, Paul, say to you* that if you* are circumcised, Christ will not benefit you* at all.
(3) Now I testify again to every man being circumcised, that he is a debtor [fig., he is under obligation] to do the whole Law.
(4) You* were cut off from Christ, you* who are justified [or, declared righteous] by [the] Law! You* fell away from His grace!
(5) For _we_, by [the] Spirit, by faith, eagerly wait for [the] hope [or, confident expectation] of righteousness.
(6) For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision has any power [or, avails anything] nor uncircumcision, _but_ faith working through love.
Galatians 5:1-6 BBE
(1) Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again.
(2) See, I Paul say to you, that if you undergo circumcision, Christ will be of no use to you.
(3) Yes, I give witness again to every man who undergoes circumcision, that he will have to keep all the law.
(4) You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace.
(5) For we through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness.
(6) Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.
Galatians 5:1-6 NWT
5 For such freedom Christ set us free. Therefore stand fast, and do not let yourselves be confined again in a yoke of slavery. 2 See! I, Paul, am telling you that if you become circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. 3 Moreover, I bear witness again to every man getting circumcised that he is under obligation to perform the whole Law. 4 You are parted from Christ, whoever you are that try to be declared righteous by means of law; you have fallen away from his undeserved kindness. 5 For our part we by spirit are eagerly waiting for the hoped-for righteousness as a result of faith. 6 For as regards Christ Jesus neither circumcision is of any value nor is uncircumcision, but faith operating through love [is].
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation