Galatians 5:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? If that were the case, the offense of the cross would be eliminated.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} I,{G1473} brethren,{G80} if{G1487} I{G2784} still{G2089} preach{G2784} circumcision,{G4061} why{G5101} am I{G1377} still{G2089} persecuted?{G1377} then{G686} hath{G2673} the stumbling-block{G4625} of the cross{G4716} been done away.{G2673}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And{G1161} I{G1473}, brethren{G80}, if{G1487} I{G2784} yet{G2089} preach{G2784}{(G5719)} circumcision{G4061}, why{G5101} do I{G1377} yet{G2089} suffer persecution{G1377}{(G5743)}? then{G686} is{G2673} the offence{G4625} of the cross{G4716} ceased{G2673}{(G5769)}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Brethren yf I yet preache circucision: why do I then yet suffre persecucion? For then had the offence which the crosse geveth ceased.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Brethren yf I yet preach circumcision, why do I suffre persecucion? then had the slaunder off the crosse ceassed.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why doe I yet suffer persecution? Then is the slaunder of the crosse abolished.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And brethren, if I yet preache circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? Then is the slaunder of the crosse ceassed.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling-block of the cross has been removed.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And I, brethren, if uncircumcision I yet preach, why yet am I persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still attacked? then has the shame of the cross been taken away.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Now, brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles,
  • Gal 4:29 : 29 But just as the one born according to the flesh persecuted the one born through the Spirit, so it is also now.
  • Gal 6:12 : 12 Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones compelling you to be circumcised—only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.
  • Gal 6:17 : 17 From now on, let no one cause me trouble, because I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
  • 1 Pet 2:8-9 : 8 and, 'a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.' They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were determined to do. 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
  • 1 Cor 15:30 : 30 And why are we in danger every hour?
  • 2 Cor 11:23-26 : 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more so: in labors more abundant, in stripes beyond measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. 24 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked; I spent a night and a day in the open sea. 26 I have been constantly on the move: in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own people, in dangers from Gentiles; in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, and in dangers among false believers.
  • Gal 2:3 : 3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, though he was Greek, was forced to be circumcised.
  • Isa 8:14 : 14 He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare.
  • Acts 16:3 : 3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he had him circumcised because of the Jews who lived in those areas, as they all knew his father was a Greek.
  • Acts 21:21 : 21 'They have been informed that you teach all the Jews living among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or follow our customs.'
  • Acts 21:28 : 28 Shouting, 'Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. And now he has even brought Greeks into the temple, defiling this holy place.'
  • Acts 22:21-22 : 21 Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am sending you far away to the Gentiles.' 22 They listened to him until this statement. Then they raised their voices, shouting, 'Rid the earth of this man! He should not be allowed to live!'
  • Acts 23:13-14 : 13 There were more than forty who had taken this oath together. 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, 'We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.'
  • Rom 9:32-33 : 32 Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling, 33 Just as it is written: 'Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in him will not be put to shame.'
  • 1 Cor 1:18 : 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gal 6:12-15
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    80%

    12 Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones compelling you to be circumcised—only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

    13 For even those who are circumcised do not keep the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so they can boast about your flesh.

    14 But as for me, may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

    15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but what matters is a new creation.

  • 12 I wish those who unsettle you would go all the way and emasculate themselves!

  • Gal 5:1-4
    4 verses
    77%

    1 For freedom, Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

    2 Listen! I, Paul, say to you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

    3 Again I declare to every man who allows himself to be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

    4 You who are justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

  • 10 I am confident in the Lord that you will think no other way. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.

  • 17 From now on, let no one cause me trouble, because I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.

  • Gal 1:10-11
    2 verses
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    10 For am I now trying to win the approval of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.

    11 Now I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel preached by me is not of human origin.

  • 12 And I will keep on doing what I am doing, so that I can cut off the opportunity of those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about.

  • Rom 2:25-27
    3 verses
    72%

    25 Circumcision indeed has value if you obey the law, but if you are a lawbreaker, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

    26 So, if those who are uncircumcised keep the righteous requirements of the law, will their uncircumcision not be regarded as circumcision?

    27 The one who is not physically circumcised but keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker.

  • 7 Did I commit a sin by humbling myself so that you might be exalted, because I preached the gospel of God to you free of charge?

  • Gal 2:17-21
    5 verses
    71%

    17 But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not!

    18 For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.

    19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ.

    20 I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

    21 I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could come through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

  • 71%

    17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.

    18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

  • Phil 3:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3 For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, glory in Christ Jesus, and do not put confidence in the flesh.

    4 Though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks they have grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:

  • 11 Whether then it is I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed.

  • 11 You know my persecutions and sufferings—what happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra—the persecutions I endured. But the Lord delivered me from all of them.

  • Phil 1:16-18
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    70%

    16 The latter do so out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.

    17 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.

    18 What does it matter? Regardless, in every way—whether from false motives or in truth—Christ is proclaimed. And in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice.

  • 18 What then is my reward? It is that when I preach the gospel, I may offer it free of charge, so as not to make full use of my right in the gospel.

  • 4 Did you suffer so much for nothing—if it really was for nothing?

  • 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble, and I do not burn with indignation?

  • 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am compelled to do so. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!

  • 18 Was anyone called after being circumcised? Let him not undo his circumcision. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised.

  • 15 What happened to your blessedness? I testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.

  • 30 since you are experiencing the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.

  • 13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.

  • 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight, but faith working through love does.

  • Gal 4:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11 I fear for you, that perhaps my labor for you has been in vain.

    12 I beg you, brothers: Become like me, for I also became like you. You have done me no wrong.

  • 13 For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.

  • 3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, though he was Greek, was forced to be circumcised.

  • 24 Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

  • 14 But when I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, 'If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?'

  • 5 I do not consider myself in any way inferior to these 'super-apostles.'

  • 14 For you, brothers and sisters, became imitators of the churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, because you also suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they did from the Jews.

  • 10 As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.