Galatians 5:6

Galatians 5:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
• New International Version (NIV)For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

Context of Galatians 5:6

4For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God’s grace. 5But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive by faith the righteousness God has promised to us. For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, there is no benefit in being circumcised or being uncircumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love. 7You were running the race so well. Who has held you back from following the truth? 8It certainly isn’t God, for he is the one who called you to freedom.

Galatians 5:6 word by word

ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε περιτομή τι ἰσχύει οὔτε ἀκροβυστία ἀλλὰ πίστις δι᾽ ἀγάπης ἐνεργουμένη.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• neitherοὔτεoute · neitherG3777
• circumcisionπεριτομήperitomē · circumcisionG4061
• availethἰσχύωischuō · be strongG2480
• anyτιςtis · oneG5100
• uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustia · uncircumcisionG203
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• which workethἐνεργέωenergeō · be activeG1754
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26

Cross-references for Galatians 5:6

• Galatians 5:2Listen! 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.
• Galatians 3:28There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
• Galatians 6:15It doesn’t matter whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation.
• Romans 2:25The Jewish ceremony of circumcision has value only if you obey God’s law. But if you don’t obey God’s law, you are no better off than an uncircumcised Gentile.
• Romans 3:29After all, is God the God of the Jews only? Isn’t he also the God of the Gentiles? Of course he is.
• 1 Corinthians 7:19For it makes no difference whether or not a man has been circumcised. The important thing is to keep God’s commandments.
• Colossians 3:11In this new life, it doesn’t matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us.
• Matthew 25:31“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne.
• 2 Corinthians 5:14Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3As we pray to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Hebrews 11:8It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going.
• James 2:14What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t show it by your actions? Can that kind of faith save anyone?
• 1 Peter 1:8You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.
• 1 John 3:14If we love our brothers and sisters who are believers, it proves that we have passed from death to life. But a person who has no love is still dead.
• 1 John 4:18Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.

Commentaries on Galatians 5:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6For in Jesus Christ - By the dispensation of the Gospel all legal observances, as essential to salvation, are done away; and uncircumcision, or the Gentile state, contributes as much to salvation as circumcision or the Jewish state; they are both equally ineffectual; and nothing now avails in the sight of God but that faith ' , which is made active, or energetic, by love. God acknowledges no faith, as of the operation of his Spirit, that is not active or…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For in Jesus Christ - In the religion which Christ came to establish. Neither circumcision … - It makes no difference whether a man is circumcised or not. He is not saved because he is circumcised, nor is he condemned because he is not. The design of Christianity is to abolish these rites and ceremonies, and to introduce a way of salvation that shall be applicable to all mankind alike; see the Galatians 3:28, note; 1 Corinthians 7:19, note; compare Romans…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Faith in Jesus Christ gives us all of God's favor and grace, so we cannot gain more through our own efforts. We show our faith by loving others (see Romans 13:10; 14:17–19; 2 Corinthians 8:8–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. For--confirming the truth that it is "by faith" (Ga 5:5). in Jesus Christ--Greek, "in Christ Jesus." In union with Christ (the Anointed Saviour), that is, Jesus of Nazareth. nor uncircumcision--This is levelled against those who, being not legalists, or Judaizers, think themselves Christians on this ground alone. faith which worketh by love--Greek, "working by love." This corresponds to "a new creature" (Ga 6:15), as its definition. Thus in Ga 5:5, 6…Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 5:6

• Backsliders
• Circumcision
• Faith
• Justification
• Love
• Ordinance
• Works

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• Christ
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Commentaries on Galatians 5

• 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