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Galatians 6:13
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For those who are circumcised do not even keep the Law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh.
For those who are circumcised do not even keep the Law themselves, but they want to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh.
Even those who circumcise don't follow the whole Code. They are just picking and choosing stuff to make themselves appear holy. If they get you to do it too, then they get to brag and put another notch in their pickle holster.
Because even those who undergo circumcision do not themselves keep the law; but they would have you undergo circumcision, so that they may have glory in your flesh.
For neither do they that are circumcised themselves keep the law; but they wish you to be circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.
For even the circumcised don't keep the law themselves; however, they want you to be circumcised in order to boast about your flesh.
For even they who receive circumcision don't keep the law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.
For neither they who are circumcised keep the law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
For these very men do not really keep the Law of Moses, but they would have you receive circumcision in order that they may glory in *your* bodies.
For neither they themselues who are circumcised, keepe the Law, but desire to haue you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
For they themselves having been circumcised do not even keep the Law, but they desire you to be circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh.
For eue they them selues which are circumcysed, kepe not the lawe, but wolde haue you circucysed, that they mighte reioyse in youre flesh.
for even they who are circumcised, do not themselves observe the law in other respects; but they dedesire to have you circumcised, that they may have matter of glorying upon that account.
For even the circumcised [Jews] themselves do not [really] keep the Law, but they want to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh [that is, in the fact that they convinced you to be circumcised].
For not even they who receive circumcision do themselves keep the law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh.
For they them selves which are circumcised kepe not the lawe: but desyre to have you circumcised that they myght reioyce in youre flesshe.
For not even they who receive circumcision do themselves keep the law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
for neither do those circumcised themselves keep the law, but they wish you to be circumcised, that in your flesh they may glory.
Those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so they can brag about what they forced you to do.
For those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh.
For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.
They are circumcised, but they don't obey the Law of Moses. All they want is to brag about having you circumcised.
For even those who are getting circumcised don't observe the Torah. On the contrary, they want you to get circumcised so that they can boast of having gained your adherence.
For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.
For they themselues which are circumcised keepe not the law, but desire to haue you circumcised, that they might reioyce in your flesh.
For not even they who are circumcised obey the law; but they want you to be circumcised so that they may boast over your flesh.
For even they who receive circumcision don't keep the law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.
Why, not even those who are circumcised obey the law! They simply want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh.
For neither do these who are circumcised keep the law; but they will that you be circumcised, that in your flesh they may glory.
For not even they themselves, who are circumcised, keep the law: but they wish you to become circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
For not even those who are circumcised keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.
And even those who advocate circumcision don't keep the whole law themselves. They only want you to be circumcised so they can boast about it and claim you as their disciples.
Those who have gone through the religious act of becoming a Jew do not even keep the Law themselves. But they want you to go through that religious act so they can be proud that you are their followers.
For not even they who receive circumcision do themselves keep the law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
Even the circumcised do not themselves obey the law, but they want you to be circumcised so that they may boast about your flesh.
For, not even they who are getting circumcised, are, themselves, observing law, - but are wishing you to be circumcised, that, in your flesh, they may boast themselves.
For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law: but they will have you to be circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
For not even those who are circumcised observe the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised in order that they may boast in your flesh.
For they the selues which are circumcised, kepe not the lawe: but desire to haue you circumcised, that they myght reioyce in your flesshe.
They are circumcised, but they don't obey the law themselves. They want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about what they did to you.
For those who are circumcised do not even keep the Law themselves, but they want to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh.
Even those who practice circumcision do not obey the Law; they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast that you submitted to this physical ceremony.
For nether thei that ben circumcidid kepen the lawe; but thei wolen that ye be circumcidid, that thei haue glorie in youre fleisch.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
keep: Matthew 23:3, Matthew 23:15, Matthew 23:23, Romans 2:17-24, Romans 3:9-19, 2 Peter 2:19
that they may: 1 Corinthians 3:21, 1 Corinthians 5:6, 2 Corinthians 11:18
Reciprocal: Matthew 23:4 - General Luke 5:38 - General Luke 11:46 - Woe John 3:26 - he that John 7:19 - yet Acts 7:53 - and have Acts 15:1 - ye Acts 15:24 - Ye must Acts 20:30 - to draw Romans 2:21 - therefore Romans 4:2 - he hath 1 Corinthians 1:31 - General 2 Corinthians 10:17 - General 2 Corinthians 11:12 - they glory Galatians 1:7 - but Galatians 4:17 - zealously Galatians 5:10 - but Galatians 6:4 - and not Galatians 6:12 - as desire Philippians 3:3 - rejoice Philippians 3:19 - whose glory 1 Thessalonians 2:6 - of men James 3:14 - glory
Cross-References
When the human race began to increase, with more and more daughters being born, the sons of God noticed that the daughters of men were beautiful. They looked them over and picked out wives for themselves.
This was back in the days (and also later) when there were giants in the land. The giants came from the union of the sons of God and the daughters of men. These were the mighty men of ancient lore, the famous ones.
As far as God was concerned, the Earth had become a sewer; there was violence everywhere. God took one look and saw how bad it was, everyone corrupt and corrupting—life itself corrupt to the core.
Simeon and Levi are two of a kind, ready to fight at the drop of a hat. I don't want anything to do with their vendettas, want no part in their bitter feuds; They kill men in fits of temper, slash oxen on a whim.
He said, "What do you see, Amos?" I said, "A bowl of fresh, ripe fruit." God said, "Right. So, I'm calling it quits with my people Israel. I'm no longer acting as if everything is just fine."
By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn't see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line between the evil of the unbelieving world and the rightness of the believing world. As a result, Noah became intimate with God.
Everything in the world is about to be wrapped up, so take nothing for granted. Stay wide-awake in prayer. Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. Be quick to give a meal to the hungry, a bed to the homeless—cheerfully. Be generous with the different things God gave you, passing them around so all get in on it: if words, let it be God's words; if help, let it be God's hearty help. That way, God's bright presence will be evident in everything through Jesus, and he'll get all the credit as the One mighty in everything—encores to the end of time. Oh, yes!
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But neither they themselves that are circumcised,.... That is, the pleaders for, and preachers of circumcision, whether they themselves were actually circumcised, or not; it means those that were of the circumcision, on that side of the question, whether heartily or not:
keep the law; of circumcision, as persons may preach up that, which they themselves do not practise; as did the Pharisees, the predecessors of these men; or if they did keep the law, and submit to it, yet this might be done, not out of regard unto it, and zeal for it, but for some other end; as Simon Magus submitted to baptism, and others preached Christ of envy and contention, and not of good will; or if they did do it in obedience to the law, yet this was not keeping the whole law, which circumcision obliged to; and which, unless they did so keep it, would signify nothing; and this no man is capable of keeping perfectly, and consequently no righteousness, life, and salvation, can be had hereby: besides, though these men were so zealous for the lighter matters of the law, the rites and ceremonies of it, as circumcision, c. they disregarded the weightier and more material parts of it, as judgment, mercy, and faith these they kept not, nor attended to: and many of them lived very dissolute lives and conversations, at least secretly, if not openly; which abundantly proved that they were far from keeping the law; and that their pleading for it, and submitting to some of the rituals of it, were not out of pure love and strict regard to it, but for some other end:
but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh; that is, in the circumcision of it; or, as the Ethiopic version, "in your bodies". Their view in bringing persons to submit to circumcision was, that they might have occasion to glory among the Jews, and boast to them of the numbers of proselytes they brought, and of the service they did to Judaism, and so increase their fame and glory among them.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For neither they themselves who are circumcised - The Jewish teachers, or perhaps all Jews. It was true in general that the Jews did not wholly and entirely obey the Law of Moses, but it is probable that the apostle refers particularly here to the judaizing teachers in Galatia.
Keep the law - The Law of Moses, or the Law of God. Paul’s idea is, that if they were circumcised they brought themselves under obligation to keep the whole law of God; see the note at Galatians 5:3. But they did not do it.
(1) No person perfectly observes the whole law of God.
(2) The Jewish nation as such were very far from doing it.
(3) It is probable that these persons did not pretend even to keep the whole Law of Moses.
Paul insists on it that if they were circumcised, and depended on that for salvation, they were under obligation to keep the whole law. But they did not. Probably they did not offer sacrifice, or join in any of the numerous observances of the Jewish nation, except some of the more prominent, such as circumcision. This, says Paul, is inconsistent in the highest degree; and they thus show their insincerity and hypocrisy.
That they may glory in your flesh - In having you as converts, and in persuading you to be circumcised, that they may show their zeal for the Law, and thus escape persecution. The phrase “in your flesh” here, is equivalent to “in your circumcision;” making use of your circumcision to promote their own importance, and to save themselves from persecution.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 13. Neither they themselves who are circumcised — They receive circumcision and profess Judaism, not from a desire to be conformed to the will of God; but Judaism was popular, and the more converts the false teachers could make; the more occasion of glorying they had, and they wished to get those Christian converts, who had been before proselytes of the gate, to receive circumcision, that they might glory in their flesh. Behold my converts! Thus they gloried, or boasted, not that the people were converted to God, but that they were circumcised.
