Galatians 5:2-12

New International Version

² Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised,^(A) Christ will be of no value to you at all. ³ Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.^{(B) 4} You who are trying to be justified by the law^(C) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.^{(D) 5} For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.^{(E) 6} For in Christ Jesus^(F) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.^(G) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.^(H)

⁷ You were running a good race.^(I) Who cut in on you^(J) to keep you from obeying the truth? ⁸ That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.^{(K) 9} “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”^{(L) 10} I am confident^(M) in the Lord that you will take no other view.^(N) The one who is throwing you into confusion,^(O) whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty. ¹¹ Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted?^(P) In that case the offense^(Q) of the cross has been abolished. ¹² As for those agitators,^(R) I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!