Galaten 5:6

Staten Vertaling

Want in Christus Jezus heeft noch besnijdenis enige kracht noch voorhuid, maar het geloof, door de liefde werkende.

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
Voor de gelovigen in Christus toch heeft de besnijdenis geen waarde, evenmin het onbesneden zijn, maar geloof dat in liefde werkzaam is.

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
Want in Christus Jezus geldt noch besneden te zijn iets, noch onbesneden te zijn, maar het geloof, dat door de liefde werkzaam is.

Bible Verse Review
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in: Galatians 5:2, Galatians 5:3, Galatians 3:28, Galatians 6:15, Romans 2:25-29, Romans 3:29-31, 1 Corinthians 7:19, Colossians 3:11

faith: Matthew 25:31-40, 2 Corinthians 5:14, 1 Thessalonians 1:3, Hebrews 11:8, Hebrews 11:17-19, James 2:14-26, 1 Peter 1:8, 1 John 3:14-20, 1 John 4:18-21

Reciprocal: Genesis 17:23 - circumcised Genesis 26:5 - General Leviticus 11:9 - General Leviticus 26:41 - their uncircumcised Deuteronomy 5:10 - showing Deuteronomy 30:15 - General Joshua 5:5 - they had not Isaiah 56:6 - to love Daniel 4:27 - by showing Matthew 7:24 - whosoever Matthew 12:50 - do Matthew 13:21 - root Matthew 25:40 - Inasmuch Luke 7:5 - he loveth Luke 7:47 - she Luke 10:42 - one John 2:23 - many John 6:27 - Labour not John 6:63 - the flesh John 13:17 - happy John 13:34 - That ye love John 14:15 - General John 21:15 - lovest Acts 15:1 - ye Acts 15:9 - put Acts 16:3 - and took Acts 16:33 - washed Romans 2:10 - to every Romans 3:30 - General Romans 4:10 - not in circumcision Romans 12:10 - kindly Romans 16:7 - were 1 Corinthians 13:1 - have not 1 Corinthians 13:8 - never 1 Corinthians 13:13 - faith 1 Corinthians 16:22 - love 2 Corinthians 5:16 - know we no 2 Corinthians 5:17 - be 2 Corinthians 9:9 - his 2 Corinthians 12:2 - in Christ Ephesians 1:4 - love Ephesians 1:15 - faith Ephesians 3:17 - being Ephesians 4:5 - one faith Ephesians 4:16 - edifying Ephesians 6:23 - and love Philippians 1:7 - I have you in my heart Philippians 3:2 - the Colossians 1:4 - faith Colossians 3:12 - mercies 1 Thessalonians 3:6 - faith 1 Thessalonians 3:12 - love 1 Timothy 1:5 - faith 1 Timothy 6:2 - because they are 1 Timothy 6:19 - foundation Titus 3:15 - love Philemon 1:5 - Hearing Hebrews 6:9 - things Hebrews 6:10 - work Hebrews 10:24 - love Hebrews 11:6 - without Hebrews 13:1 - General James 1:27 - To visit James 2:18 - Thou James 2:22 - faith 2 Peter 1:9 - lacketh 1 John 4:21 - General 2 John 1:3 - in truth Revelation 22:14 - Blessed

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For in Christ Jesus,.... The Arabic version reads, "in the religion of Christ"; in the religion of Moses, or of the Jews under the former dispensation, the things after mentioned were of some moment and consideration; but are of no account in the Christian religion, and under the Gospel dispensation: circumcision and uncircumcision make no difference in the church of Christ, or are any bar to communion with it; nor do they make any alteration in the love and favour of Christ, who is all in all to his people, whether Jews or Gentiles; nor have they any influence at all on salvation, Christ being a common Saviour to the circumcised and uncircumcised; nor are they any evidence for or against a person's being in Christ, or having an interest in him:

neither circumcision availeth anything; not now as a command and ordinance of God, being abolished by Christ; nor as a type, having its accomplishment in him, and his people; nor as a privilege, giving any preference in any respect to the Jew above the Gentile; nor is it of any weight or consequence, or has any concern in the business of salvation:

nor uncircumcision; it is no hinderance to the enjoyment of the Gospel, to entrance into a Gospel church state, or to admission to the ordinances of it; nor to the participation of the blessings of grace, as justification, pardon, adoption, and eternal life:

but faith which works by love; faith has a concern in justification and salvation, not by way of causal influence, but as it is that grace which receives the righteousness of Christ, through which we are saved, and kept by the power of God unto salvation; yet not any sort of faith, but that which is operative, is attended with good works; and which works itself by love to God, to Christ, to his people, ways, worship, truths, and ordinances. The Syriac version renders it, דמתגמרז "which is perfected by love"; that is, is showed to be right, true, and genuine thereby; see James 2:22.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For in Jesus Christ - In the religion which Christ came to establish.

Neither circumcision ... - It makes no difference whether a man is circumcised or not. He is not saved because he is circumcised, nor is he condemned because he is not. The design of Christianity is to abolish these rites and ceremonies, and to introduce a way of salvation that shall be applicable to all mankind alike; see the Galatians 3:28, note; 1 Corinthians 7:19, note; compare Romans 2:29.

But faith which worketh by love - Faith that evinces its existence by love to God, and benevolence to people. It is not a mere intellectual belief, but it is that which reaches the heart, and controls the affections. It is not a dead faith, but it is that which is operative, and which is seen in Christian kindness and affection. It is not mere belief of the truth, or mere orthodoxy, but it is that which produces trite attachment to others. A mere intellectual assent to the truth may leave the heart cold and unaffected; mere orthodoxy, however bold and self-confident, and “sound,” may not be inconsistent with contentions, and strifes, and logomachies, and divisions. The true faith is that which is seen in benevolence, in love to God, in love to all who bear the Christian name; in a readiness to do good to all mankind. This shows that the heart is affected by the faith that is held; and this is the nature and design of all genuine religion. Tyndale renders this, “faith, which by love is mighty in operation.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Galatians 5:6. For in Jesus Christ — By the dispensation of the Gospel all legal observances, as essential to salvation, are done away; and uncircumcision, or the Gentile state, contributes as much to salvation as circumcision or the Jewish state; they are both equally ineffectual; and nothing now avails in the sight of God but that faith δι' αγαπης ενεργουμενη, which is made active, or energetic, by love. God acknowledges no faith, as of the operation of his Spirit, that is not active or obedient; but the principle of all obedience to God, and beneficence to man, is love; therefore faith cannot work unless it be associated with love. Love to God produces obedience to his will: love to man worketh no ill; but, on the contrary, every act of kindness. Faith which does not work by love is either circumcision or uncircumcision, or whatever its possessor may please to call it; it is, however, nothing that will stand him in stead when God comes to take away his soul. It availeth nothing. This humble, holy, operative, obedient LOVE, is the grand touchstone of all human creeds and confessions of faith. Faith without this has neither soul nor operation; in the language of the Apostle James, it is dead, and can perform no function of the spiritual life, no more than a dead man can perform the duties of animal or civil life.