Galatians 6:13
Even those who are being circumcised, are not themselves keeping the Law, but they want you to be circumcised so that they may glory in your flesh.
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Matthew 23:3"therefore do and observe whatever they bid you; but do not do as they do, for they preach, but do not practise.
Matthew 23:23"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and anise and cummin, and neglect the weightier matters of the Law - justice and mercy and good faith; these latter you ought to have done, and not to have left the former undone.
Romans 2:17Now if you bear the name of a Jew, and rely upon law, and boast yourself in God,
1 Corinthians 3:21So let no one make boast in men. For all things are yours;
2 Corinthians 11:18Since so many are making worldly boasts, I shall boast, too!
2 Peter 2:19They promise them liberty, while they themselves are slaves of rottenness! (For indeed a man is the slave of anything which masters him.)
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 →