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Galatians 5:3
3And I witness again to every man [who is] circumcised, that he is debtor to do the whole law.
Galatians 5:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
- New International Version (NIV)Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law.
Context of Galatians 5:3
1Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage. 2Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. And I witness again to every man [who is] circumcised, that he is debtor to do the whole law. 4Ye are deprived of all profit from the Christ as separated [from him], as many as are justified by law; ye have fallen from grace. 5For we, by [the] Spirit, on the principle of faith, await the hope of righteousness.
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μαρτύρομαι δὲ πάλιν παντὶ ἀνθρώπῳ περιτεμνομένῳ ὅτι ὀφειλέτης ἐστὶν ὅλον τὸν νόμον ποιῆσαι.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Galatians 5:3
- Deuteronomy 8:19And it shall be, if thou do at all forget Jehovah thy God, and go after other gods, and serve them, and bow down to them, I testify against you this day that ye shall utterly perish.
- Deuteronomy 31:21And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles have befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed; for I know their imagination which they are forming already this day, before I bring them into the land which I have sworn [unto them].
- Nehemiah 9:29And thou testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law; but they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thine ordinances (which if a man do, he shall live in them); and they withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
- Luke 16:28for I have five brothers, so that he may earnestly testify to them, that they also may not come to this place of torment.
- Acts 2:40And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.
- Acts 20:21testifying to both Jews and Greeks repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Ephesians 4:17This I say therefore, and testify in [the] Lord, that ye should no longer walk as [the rest of] the nations walk in [the] vanity of their mind,
- 1 Thessalonians 4:6not overstepping the rights of and wronging his brother in the matter, because the Lord [is] the avenger of all these things, even as we also told you before, and have fully testified.
- 1 John 4:14And we have seen, and testify, that the Father has sent the Son [as] Saviour of the world.
- Galatians 3:10For as many as are on the principle of works of law are under curse. For it is written, Cursed is every one who does not continue in all things which [are] written in the book of the law to do them;
- Deuteronomy 27:26Cursed be he that confirmeth not the words of this law to do them! And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Matthew 23:16Woe to you, blind guides, who say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.
- James 2:10For whoever shall keep the whole law and shall offend in one [point], he has come under the guilt of [breaking] all.
Commentaries on Galatians 5:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3He is a debtor to do the whole law - Lays himself, by receiving circumcision, under the obligation to fulfill all its precepts, ordinances, etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For 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 ( ́ 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3People who try to be righteous by obeying the law must obey every one of its rules without exception (see 2:15–16; compare James 2:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. For--Greek, "Yea, more"; "Moreover." I testify ... to every man--as well as "unto you" (Ga 5:2). that is circumcised--that submits to be circumcised. Such a one became a "proselyte of righteousness." the whole law--impossible for man to keep even in part, much less wholly (Jas 2:10); yet none can be justified by the law, unless he keep it wholly (Ga 3:10).Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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