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Galatians 5:3
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Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to do the entire law.
For I testifie againe to euery man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to doe the whole Law.
For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law.
And I testify again to every man who has himself circumcised, that he is obligated to keep the whole Law.
Again, I warn every man: If you allow yourselves to be circumcised, you must follow all the law.
Once more I solemnly affirm to every man who receives circumcision [as a supposed requirement of salvation], that he is under obligation and required to keep the whole Law.
And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law.
And I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under obligation to keep the whole Law.
Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
If you do, you must obey the whole Law.
Again, I warn you: any man who undergoes b'rit-milah is obligated to observe the entire Torah!
And I witness again to every man [who is] circumcised, that he is debtor to do the whole law.
Again, I warn everyone: If you allow yourselves to be circumcised, then you must follow the whole law.
For I testifie againe to euery man, which is circumcised, that he is bound to keepe the whole Lawe.
For I testify again to every man who is circumcised, that he is under obligation to fulfill the whole law.
Once more I warn any man who allows himself to be circumcised that he is obliged to obey the whole Law.
And again I testify to every man who becomes circumcised, that he is under obligation to keep the whole law.
And I testify again to every man being circumcised, that he is a debtor to do all the Law,
Yea, I testify again to every man that receiveth circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Yes, I give witness again to every man who undergoes circumcision, that he will have to keep all the law.
Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
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But I attest again to every man who is circumcised, that he is obligated to fulfil the whole law.
And again, I testify to every one who becometh circumcised, that he is bound to fulfill the whole law.
For I testifie agayne to euery man which is circumcised, that he is a detter to do the whole lawe.
Yea, I testify again to every man that receiveth circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, he is a debtor to do the whole law.
I once more protest to every man who receives circumcision that he is under obligation to obey the whole Law of Moses.
And Y witnesse eftsoones to ech man that circumcidith hym silf, that he is dettour of al the lawe to be don.
Yes, I testify again to every man that receives circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
I'll say it again. If you are trying to find favor with God by being circumcised, you must obey every regulation in the whole law of Moses.
I say it again. Every man who has the religious act of becoming a Jew done on him must obey every Law.
Once again I testify to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obliged to obey the entire law.
Yea, I bear solemn witness again, unto every man getting circumcised, - that he is, a debtor, to do, the whole law.
And I testify again to every man circumcising himself that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
I testify again to every man who receives circumcision that he is bound to keep the whole law.
I testifie agayne to every man which is circumcised that he is bounde to kepe the whole lawe.
and I testify again to every man circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law;
I testifye agayne vnto euery man which is circumcysed, that he is bounde to kepe the whole lawe.
for I testify to every man that is circumcised, that he is under an obligation to perform the whole law.
I've said it once and I'll say it again, any cowboy who tries to go by one part of the Law must obey every part of the Law—every twist, turn, nook, and cranny.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
testify: Deuteronomy 8:19, Deuteronomy 31:21, Nehemiah 9:29, Nehemiah 9:30, Nehemiah 9:34, Luke 16:28, Acts 2:40, Acts 20:21, Ephesians 4:17, 1 Thessalonians 4:6, 1 John 4:14
a debtor: Galatians 3:10, Deuteronomy 27:26, Matthew 23:16, Matthew 23:18,*Gr: James 2:10, James 2:11
Reciprocal: Genesis 17:10 - Every Leviticus 12:3 - General Nehemiah 13:15 - I testified Acts 13:39 - from which Romans 2:25 - circumcision Romans 9:31 - hath Romans 10:3 - to establish Galatians 5:6 - in 1 Timothy 1:7 - to
Cross-References
And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, "For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed."
He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were created.
And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
So all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.
After he begot Jared, Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters.
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? No one!
How then can man be righteous before God? Or how can he be pure who is born of a woman?
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, And in sin my mother conceived me.
And the angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For I testify again to every man,.... This is the form of an oath, a calling God to witness, swearing by the living God, and declaring as in his presence to every man, whether Jew or Gentile, whoever he be:
that is circumcised; in order to obtain salvation, and as necessary to it:
that he is a debtor to do the whole law; and this it is that made circumcision an insupportable yoke, for that itself might be bore, and was bore by children of eight days old; but the fulfilling of the whole law cannot be done by any man; and yet everyone that is circumcised, in order to procure righteousness and life, is bound to keep the whole law; because the law is only his righteousness, when he observes all that is required in it, and as the Lord has commanded; if he does not, he is pronounced accursed: and this proves what was before said, that Christ is of no profit to such persons; because they reject him and his righteousness, and, as much as in them lie, make void his obedience, sufferings, and death: hence the same thing is repeated, though not in the same words, in the next verse.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For I testify again - Probably he had stated this when he had preached the gospel to them first, and he now solemnly bears witness to the same thing again. Bloomfield, however, supposes that the word “again” here (πάλιν palin) means, on the other hand, or, “furthermore,” or, as we would say, “and again.”
That he is a debtor to do the whole law - He binds himself to obey all the Law of Moses. Circumcision was the distinguishing badge of the Jews, as baptism is of Christians. A man, therefore, who became circumcised became a professor of the Jewish religion, and bound himself to obey all its special laws. This must be understood, of course, with reference to the point under discussion; and means, if he did it with a view to justification, or as a thing that was necessary and binding. It would not apply to such a case as that of Timothy, where it was a matter of mere expediency or prudence; see the note at Galatians 5:2.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Galatians 5:3. He is a debtor to do the whole law. — Lays himself, by receiving circumcision, under the obligation to fulfil all its precepts, ordinances, &c.