Galatians 6:13

for neither do those circumcised keep the Law themselves, but they wish you to be circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

In Context

12as many as are willing to make a good appearance in the flesh, these constrain you to be circumcised—only that they may not be persecuted for the Cross of the Christ,

14And for me, let it not be—to glory, except in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world;

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Cross References

Matthew 23:3all, then, as much as they may say to you to observe, observe and do, but according to their works do not do, for they say, and do not do;

Matthew 23:23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and neglected the weightier things of the Law—judgment, and kindness, and faith; these it was necessary to do, and those not to neglect.

Romans 2:17Behold, you are named a Jew, and rest on the Law, and boast in God,

1 Corinthians 3:21So then, let no one glory in men, for all things are yours,

2 Corinthians 11:18since many boast according to the flesh, I also will boast:

2 Peter 2:19promising liberty to them, themselves being servants of corruption, for by whom anyone has been overcome, he has been brought to servitude to this one also;

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 →

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