Galatians 6:13
Even those who are circumcised don't keep the law, but they want to have you circumcised so that they can boast about you and claim you as their followers.
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Matthew 23:3so obey them and do everything they tell you. But don't follow what they do, because they don't practice what they preach.
Matthew 23:23What a disaster is coming on you religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay a tithe of mint, aniseed, and cumin, but you neglect the vital aspects of the law—doing good, showing mercy, exercising trust. Yes, you should pay your tithe, but don't forget these other things.
Romans 2:17What about you who call yourself a Jew? You rely on the written law and boast about having a special relationship to God.
1 Corinthians 3:21So don't boast about people. For you have everything,
2 Corinthians 11:18But since many others are boasting in the way the world does, let me boast too.
2 Peter 2:19They promise them freedom, even though they themselves are slaves to depravity. “You are a slave to whatever conquers you.”
Matthew Henry on Galatians 6:12-18
Character of Seducing Teachers; Efficacy of the Cross of Christ; Apostolical Benediction. ( a. d. 56.) 11 Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand. 12 As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. 13 For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh. 14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in… Read the whole commentary →