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Galatians 5:2
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KJ21
Behold, I, Paul, say unto you that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
ASV
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.
AMP
Notice, it is I, Paul, who tells you that if you receive circumcision [as a supposed requirement of salvation], Christ will be of no benefit to you [for you will lack the faith in Christ that is necessary for salvation].
AMPC
Notice, it is I, Paul, who tells you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no profit (advantage, avail) to you [for if you distrust Him, you can gain nothing from Him].
BRG
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
CSB
Take note! I, Paul, am telling you that if you get yourselves circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all.
CSBA
Take note! I, Paul, am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all.
CEB
Look, I, Paul, am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, having Christ won’t help you.
CJB
Mark my words — I, Sha’ul, tell you that if you undergo b’rit-milah the Messiah will be of no advantage to you at all!
CEV
I, Paul, promise you that Christ won't do you any good if you get circumcised.
DARBY
Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
DLNT
Behold— I, Paul, say to you that if you receive-circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.
DRA
Behold, I Paul tell you, that if you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
ERV
Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you start following the law by being circumcised, then Christ cannot help you.
EASY
Listen carefully! I, Paul, tell you this. If you agree that someone should circumcise you, then Christ will be worth nothing to you.
EHV
Look, I, Paul, tell you that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
ESV
Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you.
ESVUK
Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you.
EXB
Listen, I Paul tell you that if you ·go back to the law by being [L let yourself be] circumcised, Christ does you no good.
GNV
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
GW
I, Paul, can guarantee that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
GNT
Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, it means that Christ is of no use to you at all.
HCSB
Take note! I, Paul, tell you that if you get yourselves circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all.
ICB
Listen! I am Paul. I tell you that if you go back to the law by being circumcised, then Christ is no good for you.
ISV
Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, the Messiah will be of no benefit to you.
PHILLIPS
Listen! I, Paul, say this to you as solemnly as I can: if you consent to be circumcised then Christ will be of no use to you at all. I will say it again: every man who consents to be circumcised is bound to obey all the rest of the Law! If you try to be justified by the Law you automatically cut yourself off from the power of Christ, you put yourself outside the range of his grace. For it is by faith that we await in his Spirit the righteousness we hope to see. In Jesus Christ there is no validity in either circumcision or uncircumcision; it is a matter of faith, faith which expresses itself in love.
JUB
Behold, I, Paul, say unto you that if ye become circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
KJV
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
AKJV
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
LSB
Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
LEB
Look! I, Paul, tell you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing!
TLB
Listen to me, for this is serious: if you are counting on circumcision and keeping the Jewish laws to make you right with God, then Christ cannot save you.
MSG
I am emphatic about this. The moment any one of you submits to circumcision or any other rule-keeping system, at that same moment Christ’s hard-won gift of freedom is squandered. I repeat my warning: The person who accepts the ways of circumcision trades all the advantages of the free life in Christ for the obligations of the slave life of the law.
MEV
Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.
MOUNCE
Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you agree to circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
NOG
I, Paul, can guarantee that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
NABRE
It is I, Paul, who am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
NASB
Look! I, Paul, tell you that if you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
NASB1995
Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
NCB
Listen to me! I, Paul, tell you that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you.
NCV
Listen, I Paul tell you that if you go back to the law by being circumcised, Christ does you no good.
NET
Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all!
NIRV
Here is what I, Paul, say to you. Don’t let yourselves be circumcised. If you do, Christ won’t be of any value to you.
NIV
Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
NIVUK
Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
NKJV
Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.
NLV
Listen to me! I, Paul, tell you that if you have the religious act of becoming a Jew done on you, Christ will be of no use to you at all.
NLT
Listen! I, Paul, tell you this: If you are counting on circumcision to make you right with God, then Christ will be of no benefit to you.
NMB
Behold, I Paul say to you that if you are circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing at all.
NRSVA
Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
NRSVACE
Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
NRSVCE
Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
NRSVUE
Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that, if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
NTFE
Look here: I, Paul, am telling you that if you get circumcised, the Messiah will be of no use to you.
OJB
Hinei, I Sha’ul say to you, that if you Goyim undergo the bris milah, Moshiach will profit you nothing [3:12-14].
RGT
Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if you shall become circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
RSV
Now I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you.
RSVCE
Now I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you.
TLV
Listen—I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Messiah will be of no benefit to you.
VOICE
Listen because I, Paul, am going to make this message very clear so it cannot be misunderstood: if you undergo the rite of circumcision, then all that the Anointed accomplished will be lost on you.
WEB
Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.
WE
I, Paul, say to you again that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ is no help to you at all.
WYC
Lo! I Paul say to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall nothing profit to you. [Lo! I Paul say to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit to you nothing.]
YLT
lo, I Paul do say to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing;
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