Galatians 6:13

For neither do those who are circumcised keep the law; but they wish you to be circumcised, in order that they may glory in your flesh.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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

12So many as wish to make a fair show in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised; only that they do not suffer persecution on account of the cross of Christ.

14But it would be impossible for me to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world:

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Cross References

Matthew 23:3therefore do and keep all things so many as they may speak to you, but do not according to their works; for they say, and do not.

Matthew 23:23Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and pass by the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: it behooves to do these and not to neglect those.

Romans 2:17But if you are denominated a Jew, and rest in the law, and boast in God,

1 Corinthians 3:21So let no one boast among men; for all things are yours;

2 Corinthians 11:18Since many glory in the flesh, I will glory also.

2 Peter 2:19promising them liberty, they themselves being the slaves of corruption: for to whatsoever any one has been subordinated, to this he has become enslaved.

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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