Galatians 5:2-11

2I, Paul, can guarantee that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

3Again, I insist that everyone who allows himself to be circumcised must realize that he obligates himself to do everything Moses’ Teachings demand.

4Those of you who try to earn God’s approval by obeying his laws have been cut off from Christ. You have fallen out of God’s favor.

5However, in our spiritual nature, faith causes us to wait eagerly for the confidence that comes with God’s approval.

6As far as our relationship to Christ Jesus is concerned, it doesn’t matter whether we are circumcised or not. But what matters is a faith that expresses itself through love.

7You were doing so well. Who stopped you from being influenced by the truth?

8The arguments of the person who is influencing you do not come from the one who is calling you.

9A little yeast spreads through the whole batch of dough.

10The Lord gives me confidence that you will not disagree with this. However, the one who is confusing you will suffer God’s judgment regardless of who he is.

11Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching that circumcision is necessary, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the cross wouldn’t be offensive anymore.