Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision or uncircumcision avails anything; but faith working through divine love.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
5For we through the Spirit do await the hope of righteousness through faith.
7You were running well; who did hinder you that you should not obey the truth?
Cross References
Matthew 25:31But when the Son of min may come in His glory, and all His angels with Him, then will He sit upon the throne of His glory:
Romans 2:25For circumcision indeed profits, if you do the law: but if you be a transgressor of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.
1 Corinthians 7:19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
Galatians 3:28There is no longer Jew nor Greek, nor bond nor free, nor male and female: for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 6:15for neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.
1 Thessalonians 1:3incessantly remembering your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God even our Father;
Matthew Henry on Galatians 5:2-13
Exhortation to Stedfastness; Persuasives to Stedfastness. ( a. d. 56.) 1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. 2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. 3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. 4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. 5 For we through the… Read the whole commentary →