Galatians 6:13

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

Young's Literal Translation

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 for the cross of the Christ they may not be persecuted,

14And for me, let it not be — to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which to me the world hath been crucified, 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, for they say, and do not;

Matthew 23:23'Woe to you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye give tithe of the mint, and the dill, and the cumin, and did neglect the weightier things of the Law — the judgment, and the kindness, and the faith; these it behoved [you] to do, and those not to neglect.

Romans 2:17Lo, thou art named a Jew, and dost rest upon the law, and dost 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 2:19liberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude,

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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