Galatians 5:6

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

For in Iesu Christ nether is circumcision enythinge worth nether yet vncircocision but faith which by love is mighty in operacion.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε περιτομή τι ἰσχύει, οὔτε ἀκροβυστία· ἀλλὰ πίστις διʼ ἀγάπης ἐνεργουμένη.

Transliteration

For in Christō Iēsou neither peritomē ti ischyei, nor akrobystia; but pistis di' agapēs energoumenē.

Grammar Details

• *Christō Iēsou*: dative, masculine, singular - in Christ Jesus
• *peritomē*: nominative, feminine, singular - circumcision
• *ti*: accusative, neuter, singular - anything/something
• *ischyei*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - has power/avails/is effective
• *akrobystia*: nominative, feminine, singular - uncircumcision/foreskin
• *pistis*: nominative, feminine, singular - faith/belief
• *di'*: preposition with genitive (shortened from dia) - through/by means of
• *agapēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of love
• *energoumenē*: present, middle, participle, nominative, feminine, singular - working/operating/expressing itself

Word Meanings

• *peritomē*: circumcision/the circumcised
• *ischyei*: has power/avails/is effective/counts for anything
• *akrobystia*: uncircumcision/foreskin/the uncircumcised
• *pistis*: faith/belief/trust
• *agapēs*: love/charity/benevolence
• *energoumenē*: working/operating/expressing itself/being effective

Referenced Verses

• Matt 25:31-40 : 31 When the sonne of ma cometh in his glorie and all the holy angels wt him then shall he syt vpon the seate of his glorie 32 and before him shalbe Gaddred all nacions. And he shall seperate the one from a nother as a shepherde deuideth the shepe from the gootes. 33 And he shall set the shepe on his right honde and the gotes on the lyfte. 34 Then shall the kynge saye to them on his right honde: Come ye blessed chyldren of my father inheret ye the kyngdo prepared for you from the beginninge of the worlde. 35 For I was anhongred and ye gave me meate. I thursted and ye gave me drinke. I was herbourlesse and ye lodged me. 36 I was naked and ye clothed me. I was sicke and ye visited me. I was in preson and ye came vnto me. 37 Then shall ye righteous answere him sayinge master whe sawe we ye anhongred and feed the? or a thurst and gave ye drinke? 38 when sawe we ye herbourlesse and lodged the? or naked and clothed the? 39 or when sawe we the sicke or in preson and came vnto the? 40 And ye kynge shall answere and saye vnto them: verely I saye vnto you: in as moche as ye have done it vnto one of ye leest of these my brethren ye have done it to me.
• 1 Thess 1:3 : 3 with out ceasynge and call to remembraunce youre worke in the faythe and labour in love and perseveraunce in the hope of oure LORde Iesus Christ in the sight of God oure father:
• Jas 2:14-26 : 14 What a vayleth it my brethren though a man saye he hath sayth when he hath no dedes? Can fayth save him? 15 If a brother or a sister be naked or destitute of dayly fode 16 and one of you saye vnto them: Departe in peace God sende you warmnes and fode: not withstondinge ye geve the not tho thynges which are nedfull to the body: what helpeth it the? 17 Eve so fayth yf it have no dedes is deed in it selfe. 18 Ye and a man myght saye: Thou hast fayth and I have dedes: Shewe me thy fayth by thy dedes: and I will shewe the my fayth by my dedes. 19 Belevest thou yt ther is one God? Thou doest well. The devyls also beleve and tremble. 20 Wilt thou vnderstonde o thou vayne man that fayth with out dedes is deed? 21 Was not Abraha oure father iustified thorow workes when he offered Isaac his sonne vpo the aultre? 22 Thou seist how that fayth wrought with his dedes and through the dedes was the fayth made parfect: 23 and ye scripture was fulfilled which sayth: Abraham beleved God and it was reputed vnto him for rightewesnes: and he was called the frede of God. 24 Ye se then how that of dedes a man is iustified and not of fayth only. 25 Lyke wyse also was not Raab the harlot iustifyed thorow workes when she receaved the messengers and sent the out another waye? 26 For as the body with oute the sprete is deed eve so fayth with out dedes is deed
• 1 John 3:14-20 : 14 We knowe that we are translated from deeth vnto lyfe be cause we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abydeth in deeth. 15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a man slear. And ye knowe that no man slear hath eternall lyfe abydinge in him. 16 Herby perceave we love: that he gave his lyfe for vs: and therfore ought we also to geve oure lyves for the brethre. 17 Whosoever hath this worldes good and seith his brother have neade: and shutteth vp his copassion from him: how dwelleth the love of God in him? 18 My babes let vs not love in worde nether in tonge: but with dede and in veritie: 19 for therby we knowe that we are of the veritie and can before him quiet oure hertes. 20 But yf oure hertes condempne vs God is gretter then oure hertes and knoweth all thinges.
• 1 John 4:18-21 : 18 Ther is no feare in love but parfect love casteth out all feare for feare hath paynfulnes. He yt feareth is not parfect in love. 19 We love him for he loved vs fyrst. 20 Yf a man saye I love god and yet hate his brother he is a lyar. For how can he yt loveth not his brother whom he hath sene love god whom he hath not sene? 21 And this commaundemet have we of him: that he which loveth God shuld love his brother also.
• Gal 6:15 : 15 For in Christ Iesu nether circucision avayleth eny thinge at all nor vncircumcisio: but a new creature.
• 1 Cor 7:19 : 19 Circumcision is nothinge vncircumcision is nothinge: but the kepyng of the comaundmentes of god is altogether.
• 2 Cor 5:14 : 14 For the love of Christ costrayneth vs be cause we thus iudge yf one be deed for all yt then are all deed
• 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 who ye have not sene and yet love him in whom even now though ye se him not ye yet beleue and reioyce with ioye vnspeakable and glorious:
• Heb 11:8 : 8 By fayth Abraha whe he was called obeyed to goo out into a place which he shuld afterwarde receave to inheritaunce and he wet out not knowynge whether he shuld goo.
• Heb 11:17-19 : 17 In fayth Abraham offered vp Isaac whe he was tempted and he offered him beinge his only begotten sonne which had receaved the promyses 18 of who it was sayde in Isaac shall thy seed be called: 19 for he cosidered that God was able to rayse vp agayne fro deeth. Wherfore receaved he him for an ensample.
• Gal 3:28 : 28 Now is ther no Iewe nether getyle: ther is nether bonde ner fre: ther is nether man ner woman: but ye are all one thinge in Christ Iesu.
• Gal 5:2-3 : 2 Beholde I Paul saye vnto you that yf ye be circumcised Christ shall proffit you nothinge at all. 3 I testifie agayne to every man which is circumcised that he is bounde to kepe the whole lawe.
• Col 3:11 : 11 where is nether gentile ner Iewe circumcision nor vncircumcision Barbarous or Sithian bonde or fre: but Christe is all in all thynges.
• Rom 2:25-29 : 25 Circumcisio verely avayleth if thou kepe the lawe. But if thou breake the lawe thy circumcision is made vncircumcision. 26 Therfore if the vncircumcised kepe the ryght thinges contayned in the lawe: shall not his vncircumcision be counted for circumcision? 27 And shall not vncircumcision which is by nature (yf it kepe the lawe) iudge the which beynge vnder the letter and circumcision dost transgresse the lawe? 28 For he is not a Iewe which is a Iewe out warde. Nether is that thynge circumcision which is outwarde in the flesshe. 29 But he is a Iewe which is hid wythin and the circucisio of ye herte is the true circumcision which is in the sprete and not in ye letter whose prayse is not of men but of god.
• Rom 3:29-31 : 29 Is he the God of the Iewes only? Is he not also the God of the Gentyls? Yes eve of the Gentyles also. 30 For it is God only which iustifieth circumcision which is of fayth and vncircumcision thorow fayth. 31 Do we then destroye the lawe thorow fayth? God forbid. But we rather mayntayne the lawe.